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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.

 
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2009 Scottish low carbon building award finalists

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.

 
 

A practical energy management programme at Rolls-Royce Plc, Glasgow

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...

 
 
 

Aberdeen City Council

The Carbon Trust began working with Aberdeen City Council in 2003 to devise and implement a thorough-going Carbon Management strategy.

 
 

ABG Geosynthetics Ltd

ABD specialises in manufacturing and providing environmental protection systems, which are highly energy-intensive to construct.

 
 
 

AC Powerlines Ltd

The Carbon Trust explains how a loan taken out by AC Powerlines Ltd helped the company install two water turbines.

 
 

Activity based monitoring and targeting at a semiconductor plant

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...

 
 
 

Agriculture case study - 0% per cent loans help to keep piglets warm efficiently

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.

 
 

Agriculture case study - Interest-free investment in crop store insulation cuts costs and increases income

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.

 
 
 

Agriculture case study - Interest-free loans for heat recovery save dairy farmers 60% on energy

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.

 
 

Agriculture case study - Interest-free loans for thermal screens provide 40% energy saving for greenhouse horticulture

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.

 
 
 

Agriculture case study - Interest-free loans fund grain drying upgrades to reduce energy costs and wastage

The damp British climate makes drying systems an integral part of a cereal farm business, but running them can be expensive.

 
 

An integrated approach to energy services at Woking Borough Council

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 ...

 
 
 
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