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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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Ecodesign to extend the useful life of products
Consumers are fully aware of companies deliberately reducing the useful life of products through planned or built-in obsolescence, along with its negative impact on the environment.
Extending the...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
- Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost
Good practice
Resource efficient building design with Ecolabel criteria
Top of the class
A municipal housing company used requirements of the Nordic Ecolabel to support building design for decreased carbon footprint and environmental effects
The design incorporated...
Sector / Industry:
- Construction
Resources:
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost
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
Good practice
Nordic Swan ecolabel underpins Estonian print company
Remember to read the 'green print'!
Printing company with a robust eco-philosophy reeps benefits in Nordic market
Natural inks, oils and recycled paper are a key part of the green printing approach...
Sector / Industry:
- Other
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost
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
Good practice
Energy savings in a small hotel
Fortune favours the Fevery
Ecolabel pioneer in Belgian hospitality sector
Actions between 2010 and 2015 reduce power consumption by 11 % and gas and fuel by 33 %
Hotel Fevery is a 10-room family...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 11-33%
Measure
Sustainable packaging in food and drink industry
Packaging is a major part of the food and drinks sector. As awareness grows of the need to minimise the environmental impact of packaging throughout the product life-cycle, innovative companies are...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost
Good practice
Small-scale biomass gas plant in Swedish dairy
Dairy further boosts its green reputation
Micro-scale power plant (Volter) covers about 20 % of annual electricity demand
Plant generates 40-45 kW of electricity and 100 kW heat
Dual-use plant works...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 20% 8 - 10 Year(s)
Good practice
Biomass backed by geothermal and solar meet Fronius'...
An energy trio...
Energy autonomy thanks to combined geothermal, biomass and solar power
Up to 80 % of heating by biomass-fired combined heat and power plant, ~20 % covered by geothermal
Fronius...
Sector / Industry:
- Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
- Metal and plastic processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 20-40% 8 - 10 Year(s)
Technology
Energy efficient cars
A comparison of a conventional car with an energy efficient one delivered positive results. The environmentally friendly car was the same model as the conventional car (gasoline-powered, efficiency...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Materials
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 10-12% 0.5 - 1 Year(s)
Technology
Cladding and roof insulation
Heating costs through the roof? Consider cladding and insulation
Cladding is used to provide an additional layer of insulation to a building which improves thermal performance and weather resistance...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 11 - 12 Year(s)
Technology
Cavity wall insulation
Have you looked into those cavities? Cavity wall insulation
Insulating wall cavities can help you cut energy use and save money by reducing heat lost through walls in colder months, and keeping it...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 3.5 - 4 Year(s)