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Measures, Technologies and Good Practices
Do you want to know how much different measures and technological solutions would cost and how much money and resources they can save for your business? This database offers such data in a concise and comprehensive format.
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Good practice
Capping materials and emissions at cap manufacturer
Putting a lid on energy losses
Spanish firm discovers a whole world of ways to save energy, materials and costs
Its resulting measures earn it a prize at the European Business Award for the...
Sector / Industry:
- Metal and plastic processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Measure
Low-cost energy saving measures for efficient refrigeration
Energy saving does not need to be expensive. Up to 20 % can be cut in many refrigeration plants through actions that require little or no investment. The actions should be focused on good ...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
- Hotel and restaurant
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost
Good practice
Fine-tuned energy management in French cannery
Better data... in the can
Carbon Footprint analysis points to the need for better, comparable data feeding optimised metering and operations
Measures lead to 36 % savings on steam production and...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 1.5 - 2 Year(s)
Tags:
- Footprint calculation
- Cleaner production
- Monitoring
- Smart meter
- Sensors
- Sterilisation
- Energy efficiency
- Energy audit
- Energy savings
- Environmental management
- Water management
- Process water
- Steam
- Bleaching
- Optimisation of process control
- Process control
- Process controlling
- Process control systems
- Preheating
- Cooling
- Refrigeration, freezing and cooling
- Temperature optimisation
- Controlling
Good practice
Restructuring work to keep a slaughterhouse afloat
When design, business, engineering and the environment all come together
A tenancy change presents an opportunity to retrofit a slaughterhouse, making it more efficient and safer
Measures generate...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Water
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 6.4 Year(s)
Tags:
- Chemicals
- Condensate
- Cooling
- Cooling lubricants
- Dry processes
- Energy audit
- Energy efficiency
- Energy savings
- Heat recovery
- Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
- Maintenance and repair
- Monitoring
- Motor and drive
- Optimization
- Preheating
- Process water
- Pump systems
- Refrigeration
- Refrigeration, freezing and cooling
- Retrofit
- Staff wellness
- Temperature optimisation
- Water management
Measure
Sharing farm machinery
The season of sharing
Labour and machinery savings between € 28 and € 57 per acre
Smaller farms can gain access to more modern and larger machinery
Reduce labour requirements as farms can pool...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 0-40 %
Good practice
Film packaging, reducing fresh produce waste
Packaging tech tackles fresh food waste
Successful trial of gas permeable packaging solution leads to full roll-out
Solution has potential to cut product waste by up to 50 % throughout the supply...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
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Lean organisations: the path to continuous efficiency improvement
Global competition and fast changes in markets require companies to develop efficient processes and operations, and to streamline their whole value chain. The Lean methodology can be used to improve...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Good practice
Heat extraction in summer leads to year-round energy savings
Cool response to a heated situation
Channelling heat out of the printing plant saves air-conditioning costs
Substantial energy savings (9 MWh)
2.9 tonnes less CO2 emissions, saving around € 2 040 a...
Sector / Industry:
- Office and administration
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 0.5 Year(s)
Good practice
Ice-cream maker switches to LED lamps and boosts yearly...
LED lights also 'enlighten' your purse...
Ice-cream manufacturer strives to make production more environmentally friendly
In 2016, the company switched to LED lamps which saved 4 860 kWh and € 700...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0.3 Year(s)
Good practice
More web-conferences cut CO2 emissions and costs...
Less effort, less cost when switching to web-conferences
Policy of more web-conferences for field manager saves on flights, slashes carbon footprint
25 % less flights per year means savings of around...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Office and administration
Resources:
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0 Year(s)
Tags:
Good practice
Steam and water meters lead to energy savings
Steaming ahead with energy-saving measures
Introduction of metering system led to yearly savings of around € 5 600
Reduction of CO2 emissions from 95kg/tonnes to 60 kg/tonnes
Bonduelle is a French...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 2 Year(s)
Measure
Sustainable mobility policies at organisations
Developing a sustainable mobility policy can significantly reduce a company's carbon footprint, boost its image and competitiveness, while offering safety and security benefits for employees.
There...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0-30 % 0 - 5 Year(s)