The challenge
Fenix Marine Terminals has set out on an ambitious mission to become a global leader in environmental sustainability. As part of their comprehensive modernization project, they have identified the need to overhaul their lighting system. The existing High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) lighting, installed back in 1997, had fallen short of their expectations in terms of both environmental impact and operational efficiency.
The HPS lighting system was plagued by a range of pressing issues that Fenix Terminal had to grapple with:
- Inefficiency and Excessive Energy Consumption: The HPS lighting system proved to be highly inefficient, devouring an enormous amount of electricity. This not only strained the terminal’s energy resources but also had a significant impact on their carbon footprint
- Costly Maintenance: With the HPS lamps having a relatively short lifespan, Fenix Terminal found themselves burdened with substantial maintenance costs. The constant need to replace and repair lamps took a toll on their financial resources.
- Deteriorating Lighting Quality: As the HPS lamps started to degrade over time, the lighting system failed to provide the crisp and clear illumination necessary for Fenix Terminal to operate safely and efficiently at full capacity. This posed serious safety concerns and hindered their ability to meet operational standards.
- Disruptive Lamp Replacement: The process of replacing lamps in the HPS system caused additional headaches for Fenix Terminal. The downtime required for lamp replacement created logistical challenges and disrupted their daily operations, causing unnecessary delays and inconvenience.
Our Solution
Fenix knew an LED system could not only solve these issues but give additional benefits at the same time too. So, they invited the world’s top LED manufacturers to present their proposed upgrade designs.
Our proposal focused on:
- Reducing the installed wattage.
- Eliminating as many fixtures as possible.
- Delivering the fastest payback time achievable.
Fenix was so impressed with our efficient, robust, and economical design they chose us as the winner of this highly competitive tender. What also convinced them to award us the project was that we could, with our local installer partner, Marine Technical Services, run everything from start to finish — taking away all the complexities of such an important project from Fenix.
We provided Fenix with a total turnkey solution to retrofit their lighting system in just four months — during the COVID-19 pandemic. We surveyed the site, designed the lighting solution, removed the old manual control system, replaced it with a new integrated system, and installed our LED Atlas Series luminaires. A proprietary product, the Atlas Series has been specially designed to withstand harsh marine environments.
The timing of the project was perfect, as the Los Angeles Department of Water and
Power was supporting the California Clean Air Action Plan with its CLIP rebate program. The size of this project meant it had the potential to be one of the biggest rebates they ever issued.
We managed the collection of all the data and submission of the rebate application for Fenix. This was approved in January 2020. And we succeeded in getting the port a total rebate of $750,000 — the largest applicable!
The results
The new lights are already on track to cut Fenix’s energy use by 2.8M kWh per year. Maintenance costs have been dramatically reduced already too. Combining these reduced energy and maintenance costs alongside the CLIP rebate program means the project will pay for itself in under 2 years. The terminal’s lighting now provides a safer and more secure environment for their staff and visiting container ships too. This will continue well beyond our 10-year warranty, with hardly any light degradation.
‘My favourite part of this project was how Midstream was able to work closely, day in and day out, with the installation contractor and they were able to stay on schedule and not impact any of our terminal operations.’
PETER JAARSMA – ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER, FENIX MARINE SERVICES
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Sector:
Maritime
Customer:
Fenix Marine Services
Project Location:
Pier 300, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Project date:
January 2020
LED floodlights installed:
906
Type:
Atlas Series
Uniformity:
> 0.25
Lux average values:
39 Lux
Energy savings:
2.8 million kWh a year
Payback time:
Under 2 years
Working area:
292 acres
906
LED floodlights installed
2.8 million kWh a year
Energy savings
Under 2 years
Payback time
‘The upgraded Midstream LED system allows us to have much better lighting levels and consistency throughout the yard and makes the operations more productive, safe, and economically viable. We at Fenix are a very demanding customer and Midstream was able to meet each one of those demands in turn.’
SCOTT SCHOENFELD – GENERAL MANAGER, FENIX MARINE SERVICES
BEFORE & AFTER TECHNICAL COMPARISON
| Before | LED | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Projectors | 966 | 906 |
| Nominal Power for single appliance | 1000 W | Avg. 450W |
| Absorbed Power(measured data) | 1,250W | Avg. 465W |
| Total Power Absorbed | 1,245kW | 427.8kW |
| Energy Consumption per year | 5,438,160kW | 1,868,630kW |
| Colour Temperature | 3000 | 5000 |
| Colour Rendering Index | N/a | 70 |
| Average Light Level | N/A | 39 Lux |
| Uniformity | N/A | 0.25 |
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