Aims and objectives
Industry is responsible for 25% of the UK’s total CO2 emissions. At the Carbon Trust, our experience suggests that with the right technologies and support, some industry sectors could go further than they have to date and make energy savings of more than 20%. To achieve this, we’ll be working with a diverse range of large and medium scale industry sectors.
For any organisation, energy savings equate to cost savings, so the benefits to business, industry sectors and the UK as a whole are manifold.
A 3-stage approach
The Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator works by first identifying, and then addressing the barriers to implementation of opportunities for emissions reduction in industrial processes.
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Examination of specific processes in depth to understand energy use and interfaces with other systems.
This involves collecting information from: process operators, equipment manufacturers and the actual equipment in use at a representative group of sites.
The opportunities we identify at this stage fall in to 3 themes:
- Product Strategy: Concerning the raw materials, product mix and the supply chain
- Processes: How processes configuration could be improved
- Equipment: Equipment upgrades or new technologies to replace existing items
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Gathering evidence to support a business case for implementing energy-efficiency opportunities.
In this stage we fund projects to demonstrate and deploy innovative low carbon technologies in the areas identified in stage 1
The aim of each project is to provide the evidence for the whole sector to implement changes
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Promoting the uptake of our demonstrated solutions, in partnership with the relevant trade associations
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Current Work
In 2008/09 we completed Stage 1 with three pilot industry sectors: Animal Feed Milling, Asphalt Manufacture and Plastic bottle Blow Moulding. We are now taking these sectors on to Stages 2 and 3 and rolling out Stage 1 to a further 20 sectors.
Industry sectors we are currently working with:
Already working with your sector?
The Carbon Trust is looking for ambitious companies who are eager to participate in our programme. You could take part in workshops and events, help identify opportunities for carbon and cost savings, and seek funding for projects that demonstrate and deploy innovative low carbon technologies. Our ambition is to prove the business case for industry sectors to implement improvements and so make a step change reduction in carbon emissions.
If you work in one of the industries we are already working with, or supply equipment or technology to those industries, and are interested in taking part, please email
ieea@carbontrust.co.uk.
Not yet working with your industry sector?
Could your industry benefit from investigating innovative energy saving opportunities in your manufacturing process? Why not speak with your trade association about the possibility of the Carbon Trust working closely with your industry and contact us by emailing ieea@carbontrust.co.uk