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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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Determine the building's energy consumption
Building energy consumption readings can be obtained from different sources. Building energy certificates, for example, show the overall primary energy requirements, further broken down into...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost
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Conducting an energy audit
Companies, especially SMEs, need to operate as efficiently as possible to remain competititve. Energy auditing is a useful way to identify and prioritise energy-saving opportunities.
First, assess...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost
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Pinch analysis
Pinch analysis is a systematic approach to analysing heat flow through an industrial process and has been used by industry for almost 30 years as a way of saving energy. The so-called 'pinch' occurs...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
- Chemical and process engineering
Resources:
- Energy
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 10-40 % 1 - 3 Year(s)
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Reduce office waste and gain a competitive advantage
About 70 % of office waste is recyclable. As recycling is generally cheaper than other disposal routes, ensuring you effectively recycle can save your organisation money. To set up an effective and...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Office and administration
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 10-70 % 0.25 - 1 Year(s)
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Save costs and troubles on your office equipment
Most businesses rely on a range of office equipment in order to function. From the basics like computers, printers, and copiers to projectors, scanners and teleconference facilities, it is widely...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Office and administration
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 10-30 % 3 - 5 Year(s)
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What to know before investing in a new printer
Paper is a major purchasing and disposal cost. It is estimated that the average office worker uses up to 45 sheets of paper per day, of which over half is considered waste. However, an efficient...
Sector / Industry:
- Office and administration
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 20-50 %
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Monitoring material streams in the office
Measuring and monitoring resource use is a key skill that all organisations should master, regardless of size or sector. It should be one of the first steps your organisation takes to improve its...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Office and administration
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 5-30 %
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Integration of biomass energy in the company heat generation
Biomass as a source of renewable energy is used for a variety of applications including combined heat and power (CHP) or biofuels production. Many companies have already switched from fossil fuels to...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 5-40 % 5 - 15 Year(s)
Tags:
- Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
- Renewable energy
- Bioenergy
- Biomass
- Biofuel
- By-products
- Circular economy
- Combined heat and power
- Finnish industrial symbiosis system
- Heat entrepreneurship
- Industrial symbiosis
- Power generation
- Power supply
- Recycling
- Retrofit
- Sidestream utilization
- Wood-based products
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Geothermal energy for heat generation
Renewable resources for heat generation are cheaper, more secure and better for the environment. The costs associated with the technology depend on the size and type of the installation.
Harvesting...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Construction
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
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Integration of solar energy in the company heat generation
Most industry-grade process heating systems are based on steam or hot water from boilers that today mainly burn fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal, or electricity generated by different sources....
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Construction
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 15-30 % 1.5 - 5 Year(s)
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Smart marketing for sustainable products and services
Companies are trying to use more sustainable processes and resources to match growing environmental and social awareness. Changing processes and resources incur some costs for the companies, but can...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Service sector
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 0.5 - 2 Year(s)
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Training staff to improve energy efficiency
Organisations in both the public and private sectors are increasingly aware of the need to train staff in energy efficient behaviour and operations. SMEs are beginning to follow suit, realising that...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 5-15 % 1 - 2 Year(s)