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“We encourage our
clients to adapt their
requirements towards
more cost-effi cient
solutions. But this takes
time and consultation”
- Shaun Pearce,
MD Pearce Hire
sport and culture.
In 2018, Aggreko is also supporting
PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games and the Gold Coast Commonwealth
Games.
Power Logistics, meanwhile, says more and more
clients are looking at the environmental impact of
their events prompting a close examination of its
green credentials in recent years.
Mike Whitehouse, its managing director, adds:
“Whilst we wholly recognise that temporary power
is by its nature not environmentally friendly, being
energy effi cient is at the forefront of everything
that we do. We’re off ering clients more and more
sustainable solutions and in invested heavily in fuel
management, power monitoring solutions, LED
lighting and solar powered equipment.
“We’re also exploring and using alternative,
environmentally friendly fuel that can be used in
ordinary generator sets. In May 2016, we conducted
a scientifi c test, employing experts to analyse and
research the impact of running a hydrogenated
vegetable oil in our generator sets. Th is was all
carried out at our own cost to investigate the
performance and reliability of a greener solution. It
was a risk to our expensive machinery, which has
previously perished when using an alien fuel.”
“Since this test, we have provided HVO run
generator sets to several festivals in 2017, including
British Summer Time where 50% of the site was
ran on HVO, in our own sets and those hired in,
reducing the events environmental impact. All
the festoon lighting that we supplied was LED as
was most of the fl ood lighting that we installed,
specifi cally the arena lights that we installed on
delay towers.
“We announced back in October that we’re now
off ering glycerine fuelled generator sets. Glycerine
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is a carbon-neutral fuel; safe, odourless, non-toxic
and water soluble and an abundant by-product of
biodiesel production. Th e technology in the sets we
use allows glycerine to replace diesel, increasing
effi ciency and dramatically cutting pollutants such
as NOx and particulates by over 90%.
“We fuelled a 300 kva generator for a high-
profi le event in the South of France and were
genuinely impressed with the reliability and
performance. Th e next step is to explore the
boundaries and look at what the implications
are on a larger scale regarding cost eff ectiveness
and reliability, and of course the desire of event
organisers to make the shift.”
Shaun Pearce, MD Pearce Hire says his company
has committed to continuing to working with
energy effi cient diesel generators, installing
intelligent, load-sharing multi-generator power
solutions to reduce emissions, fuel consumption and
the overall carbon footprint of events when using
diesel.
“Systems are regularly reviewed, and Pearce Hire
are currently exploring the introduction of HVO
(Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) fuel as part of our
temporary power services which will further reduce
non-renewable carbon output,” he says.
HVO fuel is a renewable diesel fuel which is
chemically equivalent to fossil diesel fuel and can be
used in existing diesel engines whilst signifi cantly
reducing non-renewable C02 emissions.
Pearce Hire plans to trial the introduction of
HVO fuel for a handful of events during the 2018
festival season. “We are excited to analyse the
results, alongside our other established sustainable
initiatives and ‘best practice’ services,” adds Pearce.
“We encourage our clients to adapt their
requirements towards more cost-effi cient solutions.
But this takes time and consultation.”
Glasgow 2018 European
Championships
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