Experience - Sustainability
Delivering engineering sustainability into measurable performance
From energy efficiency and process electrification to renewable generation, metering and carbon reduction, we develop practical engineering solutions that reduce consumption, emissions and operating cost.
Our sustainability experience spans industrial energy and utilities, heating and cooling, Solar PV, waste-heat recovery, water and effluent systems, helping UK clients turn environmental objectives into investable engineering projects.
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The site needed clearer visibility of electricity, gas, water and effluent use to identify avoidable operating costs.
Virium developed targeted submetering around significant energy users, benchmarking consumption against production to identify inefficient plant operation.
The resulting data informed practical operating actions and shutdown procedures, delivering measurable utility savings and supporting ongoing performance improvement.
High electricity demand and decarbonisation targets created an opportunity to use available industrial roof space for large-scale on-site renewable generation.
The programme combined demand analysis, PV modelling, structural and roof assessment, DNO approval, contractor coordination, installation and commissioning.
The scheme supports carbon saving and carbon-neutrality goals, with inverter monitoring and electricity distribution arrangements helping verify performance and maximise on-site renewable use.
An industrial manufacturing site required a lower-carbon alternative to conventional steam heating while maintaining the process temperatures and resilience needed for production.
Virium assessed process heat demand, refrigeration and compressed-air waste-heat sources, and high-temperature heat-pump technologies to develop an integrated engineering solution.
The feasibility study identified a 600 kW heat-pump solution capable of supplying process heat up to approximately 82°C, with the existing steam system retained for operational resilience.
