In an ideal world every organisation would want to use energy efficiently. But how easy is it to make savings?
As our case studies show, it's often both easier and less expensive than you might think to bring about real change.
This case study aims to explain the concept of a low carbon building and introduces research undertaken in early 2009 on three key low carbon buildings within Scotland.
Rolls-Royce gives high priority to corporate responsibility with respect to the environmental impact of its products energy consumption and emissions. This case study considers how energy managem...
The Carbon Trust began working with Aberdeen City Council in 2003 to devise and implement a Carbon Management strategy and priority action plan.
To help with the cost of more energy efficient equipment, and cut its £160,000 energy bill, AGB Ltd contacted the Carbon Trust for a 0% interest loan.
This case study demonstrates the financial and practical merits of monitoring and targeting within a manufacturing plant. These installations produced rapid payback through reduced energy consumpti...
Automatic controls for pig creep heating on a 500 sow pig unit can reduce energy use by 55,000kWh per year – saving around £4,400.
A Carbon Trust interest-free loan can be used to finance the upgrading of insulation in a refrigerated potato store, reducing energy use by more than 50% and allowing the crop to be stored for longer.
Heat recovered from milk cooling systems can be used to pre-heat washing water giving energy savings of 60%. And the energy savings could equate to £650 per year for a 150 cow dairy herd.
Carbon Trust interest-free business loans can help cut greenhouse heat loss by 40%, reducing overall heating costs by an average of 18% when used to finance the installation of automatically controlled thermal screens.
Woking's success has shown how a local authority committed to delivering cheaper less polluting energy services can progress from relatively simple energy efficiency measures to capital-intensive ...
Using £150,000 from the Carbon Trust, Coventry University was able to build an experimental facility to test their new aluminium smelting technique, utilising facilities within the University of Warwick.
Coventry-based firm Aurora Windows was able to save £2,750 a year following advice from the Carbon Trust