Vincent Lane

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Vincent Lane, MSc Eng, graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Cape Town in 2006. He subsequently worked in the field of process engineering, specifically within the petroleum, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries. In 2009, he enrolled in a master’s degree program in sustainable energy at University of Cape Town, after which he worked as an energy auditor and project manager/engineer on projects involving energy efficiency and solar photovoltaics. In 2015, he moved to Ireland, where he completed the ESOS
lead assessor course to formally enter the energy auditing/management environment. His role as Energy Efficiency Lead with FDT Consulting Engineers and Project Managers involves assisting clients with energy management, EED studies, project management, and utilities design. He has fulfilled the role of Energy Efficient Design Expert across a number of large projects in the pharmaceutical, semiconductor, brewing, packaging, and data center sectors in Europe and Africa.

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Figure 2: Energy Venn diagram (per I.S. 399) and filter dryer example.
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