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are leading specialists in intelligent energy saving ventilation control systems.

We have installed hundreds of systems for companies such as restaurants, hotels and supermarkets providing an outstanding return on investment.
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Energy saving with Intelli-Hood


The Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme

enables businesses to claim 100% first year capital allowances on investments in energy saving technologies and products. Businesses are now able to write off the whole cost of their investment against their taxable profits of the period during which they make the investment. Click here to visit the UK Government website for the enhanced capital allowance scheme.



The Climate Change Levy

applies to energy used in the non-domestic sector. The aim of the Levy is to encourage industry, commerce and the public sector to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. For more information, click here to visit the DEFRA website.



Action Energy Loans

To help small businesses make investments in energy efficiency, Action Energy offers energy loans to fund the cost of buying energy equipment. Interest-free loans of between £5,000 and £50,000 are available and the repayment period is up to four years.
Energy loans are available to SME’s based in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that have been trading for at least 12 months.

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The Intelli-Hood system is usually installed with the extract fan running continuously, but during levels of low activity will slow it down to between 30-50% of maximum operating speed. At these levels the energy saved is between 87-97%.

Even larger savings will often be achieved from the reduction in losses of conditioned air. A typical extract system, running at maximum speed, will draw "conditioned air" into the atmosphere at a rate of 2-4 cubic metres per second. This air has to be replaced at considerable cost. The Intelli-Hood system has been shown to typically reduce the conditioned air losses by 40%.

Comparison Graph

The graph above shows an average saving in kW for a commercial kitchen. The dips in the dark blue section show the fan ramping down when it is not in use. Compare this to the light blue section and you can see where the savings are had.

Typical returns on investments are between 1.5-2.5 years. Additional benefits can be obtained in respect of:

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Affinity Laws
Fans consume power in proportion to their speed cubed. Therefore an extract fan running at 50% speed will only consume 13% of the energy (½ x ½ x ½) but will extract 50% of the air. This is illustrated by the "Affinity Laws for Centrifugal Loads" as shown below.
Affinity Laws Table
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