Interactive “counters” that document the amount of water, energy and air savings are available on one water treatment company’s website.

Interactive “counters” that document the amount of water, energy and air savings for users of Nalco technologies is available on the Naperville, Ill., company’s website. Nalco says it developed its eROI Web Counter so its customers can quantify the impact that Nalco technologies have on customers.

Counters are located on the landing pages for the following systems:

• 3D Trasar technology for cooling water at www.nalco.com/services/3d-trasar.htm.
  
• Pareto mixing technology at www.nalco.com/applications/pareto.htm.
  
• HVAC performance services at www.nalco.com/services/hvac-performance-services.htm.

The calculator “humanizes” the savings this way:

• Water savings is measured in people. The number of people saved is calculated by U.S. domestic fresh water consumption per capita (25,295 gal equals one person), according to the American Water Works Association Water Use Statistics.
  
• Energy savings is measured in households. The number of households saved is calculated by energy consumption per average U.S. household per year (27,812 kWh equals one household), according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration Average Consumption by Energy Uses, 2005.
  
• Air savings is measured in trees. The number of trees saved is calculated by pounds of CO₂ compared to trees planted, according to www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html.

Nalco says it plans to document new technologies and add them to the counter in the future.

Links

• Nalco Co.