SAINSBURY'S UK
Sainsbury controls a chain of one thousand supermarkets located in England, Scotland and Wales.
It is a reality these sites are very energy-consuming as they require a large amount of heat and electricity for heating, lighting and to power refrigerators, day and night.
To reduce costs but also in line with new regulations that invite the owners to share in renewable energy incentives by converting to biomass
SAINBURY'S currently have 70 Boilers in all
The boilers provided to Sainsbury were boiler plants ranging from energy outputs
of 350 to 700 KW that allow's them to reduce their energy consumption costs significantly.
These systems are designed for new supermarkets, and replacement of existing boilers
THE ADVANTAGES
• Economic savings: depreciation of plant is guaranteed in 5-6 years,
thanks to strong savings in fuel. Following the savings is a strong
cost cutting.
• Environment: biomass boilers ensure a zero balance in CO2
emissions and a significant reduction of particulate matter.
• Maintenance: There is a minimum need of maintenance,
the system is 24 hours of telematic service from
Uniconfort, with the addition of support from a
representative on the spot, charged to act in a timely and
efficient manner if needed.