Aire de Saint Rambert d’Albon

Motorway services

Initial situation

Consumption : 1 215L of domestic hot water per day
Negative cold : 2 x R404a systems – Cooling capacity = 2 581W & Heat rejection = 5 456W (at -30/+45°C)

Proposal / study

Equipment for negative cold unit : 2 x 10 kW Boostherms
Installation of a 1 000L buffer tank

Forecast return on investment at time of study : 3.5years

Measurements taken

Measurement dates : 20/08/14 to 20/07/17

Average energy recovered per day : 48.8 kWh/day
Annual energy savings : 17 812 kWh/year

Total annual savings : approx. €1,959/year, i.e., equiv. to 6.87 tonnes of CO2/year

Actual return on investment : 3.3years