PRESCONESCO Aproposedprojectfor
Efficiency Enhancement of CNG filling stations
Preparedby
Engr.YasirNadeem
PrecisionEngineeringServices&ConsultancyCo. PRESCONESCO 0093009434873,0042374403812 S112ndFloor,RukhshandaHeights,8kmMultanRoad,Lahore.
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PRESCONESCO This Document provides a proposed project to save electric energy in CNG filling station industry of Pakistan.Italsogaveusabriefcurrentscenarioofthisindustry.Allthedata&calculationspresentin thisproposalhasstrongbackgroundandwork.Anyfurtherdetailscanbefurnishedasperdemand.
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INTRODUCTION
CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) is a main fuel in Pakistans automobile from last decade. To fulfill the CNGrequirement,anumberofCNGfillingstationsareinPakistan.Everycity,everyroadhasCNGfilling stationstofulfillthecustomersrequirementofCNGintheirvehicles.Thatswhy;CNGfillingstationis nowbecomemainIndustryofPakistanandisamajorconsumerofelectricity. CNGfillingstationindustryisaffectedbadlyduetoloadshadingofboth,naturalgasandelectricity.The alternate of electricity is standby power generation, which is also very costly due to high fuel price. ThesethingsnotonlyreducetheeconomicbenefitoftheownersofCNGfillingstations,italsoaffects theoverallenergyusageofPakistan. Comparing CNG filling stations with Gasoline filling station, we can found that Gasoline filling stations consumeverylessamountofenergyasCNGfillingstationshashugecompressorsintheiroperation.An average CNG filling station required about 100 to 150 kW of electricity. The motors (of compressor, cooling tower pump, fan motors and ground water pump) consume about 90% of total the energy requiredinaCNGfillingstation.Asurveyindicatesthat,thereareabout2178CNGfillingstationsonlyin Punjab(asperSNGPL).Thisindicatestheoverallusageofabout275MW(125kWaverage)ofelectricity requirement.Thisbecomesabout5%ofoverallelectricalenergyrequiredinPunjab. AsCNGafillingstationisnowhasahugecontributioninoverallelectricityconsumptionofPakistan.So, theefficientusageofelectricenergyismuchrequiredinthisindustry.Moreefficientusageofelectric energyinCNGfillingstations,notonlyreducestheoverallrequirementofthisindustry;italsoreduces the energy bills (both electricity and stand by generation). This means more profitability for filling stationownersandreductionindemandofoverallenergyrequirementofPakistan.
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OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT
The objective of the project is to identify the areas required such implementable improvements. By implementing some very effective improvements in the existing systems, we can reduce the overall electricenergyrequirementofaCNGfillingstation,from7%to15%.Theseimprovementsincludezero andlowinvestmentrecommendationsforimplementation.
SCOPE OF WORK
Theserecommendationsrequiredacompletestudyofeverysystem,individually.Thisstudywillleadus to those gray areas, which required improvements. A few case studies had been conducted for this purpose to identify the required areas for improvement. These areas are such as, Power factor improvement, MDI improvement, better load management, installation of soft starters, usage of efficientlightingsystemetc. Thesetypeofimprovementrequiredveryloweffortlevelandzeroorlowinvestment.Thepaybackof such implementation is very quick and effect is of about 7% to 15% of overall reduction in energy requirement.
OUTCOME OF PROJECT
This output data can lead us to identify the outcome of the project. The proposed outcome is overall reductionofabout10%inelectricenergyrequirement.Thisprojectcan notonlyimprovetheexisting systems,itcanalsodevelopbenchmarkingforoperationofsuchsystems.Thesebenchmarkingsarenot onlyhelpfulforothersimilarsystemoperations,butthesealsohelpfulforthenewupcomingsystemsof CNGfillingstations. AnaverageCNGfillingstationcansaveabout50,000PKRpermonthintheirelectricenergybills.These savings; not only gave financial benefit to filling station owner, it also contributes in the overall electricitysavingofPakistan.
TIME FRAME AND FINANCE REQUIRED FOR PROJECT
Thetimeandfinancerequiredwilldependonthesizeandscopeoftheproject. 4|P a g e
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