Optimization of filters reducing CO₂ and energy consumption
This Biotechnology facility has a strong focus on sustainability and uses every opportunity to improve and optimize purchasing and consumption. The requirements for new filters are less CO₂ emissions and lower pressure drop over the filters to achieve the best and most efficient results.
Customer(s)
- Laboratory and Biosafety
Products
Country
- Denmark
Key achievements
Significant reduction of CO₂ emissions.
Large savings in energy consumption.
Camfil help to identify opportunities to optimise the remaining facilities.
Solution
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 CO₂ emissions 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.
Process overview
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.
Challenges
This biotechnology company was looking for an opportunity to reduce CO₂ emissions in connection with filtration in their production, and when the existing HEPA filters in a ventilation system had to be replaced, it was an obvious opportunity to investigate new options.
Optimize with filters with a lower pressure drop than the existing filters in order to achieve energy savings.
Help to calculate life cycle costs on filtration for all ventilation systems throughout the facility.
Product
- ProductHEPA Filter
- ModelAbsolute VGXL ProSafe H14 (EN 1822), 6 pcs
- ProSafeCertified for the most sensitive processes - the filter has been made with qualified materials that offer the maximum process safety. There is full material and process traceability and control.
- Airflow15.000m³/h
- Initial pressure drop166 PA
- ApplicationProduction of vaccines
- Installation date2024
Results
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”.
