Syncreon

The Opportunity

syncreon was eager to avail of the cost and CO2 reductions available through upgrading their 180,000 square feet warehouse in Niederaula, Germany to LED lighting.

Germany has the 2nd highest cost per kilowatt hour (kWh) in Europe, resulting in significant energy spend on the older lighting system. Higher energy consumption was also having a significant environmental impact.

Upgrading a warehouse of such scale to LED lighting would incur significant capital expense. Syncreon sought an innovative and scalable solution that would allow it to reap the benefits of upgrading to LED, without capital expenditure on a depreciating asset. The project of upgrading 1,200 lights would also have to avoid disruption to site operations.

UrbanVolt’s Light as a Service was the answer.

The Process

UrbanVolt remotely gathered the site data and presented a business case. This included the lighting design, recommendations around the introduction of sensors (which delivered an additional 10% in energy savings in this case), and a forecast of the cash and environmental impact.

Prior to the installation, UrbanVolt visited the Niederaula site and created a 3D print of the light bracket to manufacture custom fittings for the warehouse. This resulted in a quicker, smoother installation.

Measurement and Verification (M+V) equipment was installed to measure the existing energy consumption of the warehouse. Lux level readings recorded existing light levels, giving syncreon tangible data to quantify the success of the project.

UrbanVolt project managed the retrofit of the entire premises with investment-grade LED lighting. The installation team worked at night and weekends to minimize disruption.

In two weeks, 1,187 fittings were replaced with 797 custom-made LED light fittings.

UrbanVolt took care of every aspect of the project from start to finish, enabling Syncreon employees to focus on what matters most: their core business.