Optimisation of filters-
Reducing CO2 & energy
consumption
Significant reduction
of CO2 emissions.
Large savings in
energy consumption.
Camfil help to identify opportunities to optimise the remaining facilities.
Laboratory & Biosafety
Denmark
Life science
It was time to change the HEPA filters in a ventilation system in this Biotechnology companies production, and Camfil – a long-standing partner – was contacted by this companies HVAC specialists. They were interested in knowing if there was a better and more efficient HEPA filter on the market than the ones that were in the ventilation system at the time.
This Biotechnology company has a strong focus on sustainability and uses every opportunity to improve and optimize purchasing and consumption. The requirements for new filters are less CO2emissions and lower pressure drop over the filters to achieve the best and most efficient results.
Camfil recommended the Absolute VGXL ProSafe, which is an extremely reliable and energy efficient HEPA filter for very high airflows. The filter is lighter, stronger and greener and developed with, among other things, the demands of the pharmaceutical industry in mind.
The HVAC specialists went with Camfil’s recommendation and replaced their 6 existing HEPA filters with 6 Absolute VGXL ProSafe H14 HEPA filters.
The company’s own measurements immediately showed that there was a lot of money to be saved, with the new filter’s low pressure drop compared to the previous filters. This also means a large reduction in this laboratories CO2 emissions.
This biotechnology company specializes in research, development and manufacturing of active cancer immunotherapies and vaccines for infectious diseases.
The company has a green profile and works continuously on reducing CO2 emissions and energy consumption and at the same time keep the safety level and product quality at the high level required.
They have +20 ventilation systems in three production buildings and +20 ventilation systems in the remaining buildings.
After changing to Camfil’s Absolute VGXL ProSafe H14 HEPA filters, the facilities own measurements have shown a significant reduction in Co2 emissions as well as large savings on energy consumption. The result is so satisfactory that this biotechnology company has requested Camfil to review all of the company’s filter installations in order to calculate life cycle costs for the filters, so that optimization can be done wherever it makes sense. This process is currently ongoing.
Victor Sand Christensen, HVAC Specialist at the Biotechnology company, explains “When you call Camfil you get quick help and advice. I really appreciate the cooperation”.
Ireland