MXF TL

MXF TL Savings Calculator
 

Calculations:

Liters of fuel consumed / year:
 

Number of lights owned * Usage hours / day * 200 Working days * 1.68 l / hour * light intensity

Number of Lights owned

User input

Usage hours per day

User input

200 Working days

Average for a year

1.3 l / fuel per hour

Hourly consumption according to compared tool’s manual (05/2017)

Light intensity


1.00

0.66

0.33

Added factor for different levels of light intensity, the competitors offer

High

Medium

Low

 

Fuel cost / year
 

Liters of fuel consumed / year * Diesel cost / l = Fuel cost / year

Liters of fuel consumed / year

See calculation above

Diesel cost / l

User input / Suggested values

 

Battery charges / year
 

Number of tower lights owned * Usage hours / day * 200 Working days * 3 hour / battery * light intensity

Number of Lights owned

User input

Usage hours / day

User input

200 Working days

Average for a year

3 hour / battery

3 hours of runtime per charge on highest light intensity for a MXF XC-406 battery

 

Cost of one battery charge
 

Electricity price (€/kWh) * Battery charges / year * 0.5 kWh / charge

Electricity price

User input / Suggested values

Battery charges / year

See calculation above

0.5 kWh / charge

Battery can hold 0.432 kWh. Rounded up to include charging losses.

Light intensity


1.00

0.66

0.33

Added factor for different levels of light intensity, the competitors offer

High

Medium

Low

 

Charging cost / year
 

Battery charges / year * Cost / battery charge

Battery charges / year

See calculation above

Cost of one battery charge

See calculation above

 

Yearly gas savings
 

Fuel cost / year – Charging cost / year

2 Year gas savings
 

Fuel cost / year – Charging cost / year * 2 years

Fuel cost / year

See calculation above

Charging cost / year

See calculation above

 

CO2 savings / year
 

Liters of fuel consumed / year * 3.022 kg CO2 / liter of diesel

 2 Year CO2 savings
 

Liters of fuel consumed / year * 3.022 kg CO2 / liter of diesel * 2 years

Liters of fuel consumed / year

See calculation above

3.022 kg CO2 / liter of diesel

CO2 emissions of one liter of diesel according to GEMIS Database (International Institute for Sustainability Analysis and Strategy) (2018)

 

Repair/Maintenance cost
 

Frequency (times / year) * Average price

Frequency (times / year)

User input

Average price

User input / Suggested values

 

 

 

Yearly Repair/Maintenance savings
 

Repair/Maintenance cost (petrol tool) - Repair/Maintenance cost (MXF TL)

2 Year Repair/Maintenance savings
 

Repair/Maintenance cost (petrol tool) - Repair/Maintenance cost (MXF TL) * 2 years

Repair/Maintenance cost (petrol tool)

See calculation above

Repair/Maintenance cost (MXF TL)

See calculation above

 

Total operational savings
 

1 Year operational savings
 

Yearly gas savings + Yearly Repair/Maintenance savings

2 Year operational savings
 

Yearly gas savings + Yearly Repair/Maintenance savings * 2 years

Yearly gas savings

See calculation above

Yearly Repair/Maintenance savings

See calculation above

 

 

 

Suggested values
 

Diesel price / liter

Data sourced from globalpetrolprices.com.

(01/20/2020)

https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/diesel_prices/

Engine oil price / liter

Average value based on internal research conducted in 17 European countries. (10/2019)

Electricity price / kWh

Quarterly Report on European Electricity Markets by the European Commission.

(Q3 2019)

https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/quarterly_report_on_european_electricity_markets_q_3_2019.pdf

Repair prices (Diesel light)

Average value based on internal research conducted in 17 European countries. (10/2019)

Repair prices & frequency (MXF TL)

Internal service expectancy

 

 

Comparability
 

Compared to a “diesel generator powered tower light” (1.68 l/h fuel consumption, 1,028 cm³ engine displacement, 123 l tank capacity)