Green Economy: new white paper outlines steps to net zero success for energy-intensive organisations
- Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Posted By The Growth Company
Working alongside experts in the sector, Bee Net Zero partner Green Economy has created a new whitepaper that will be invaluable for energy-intensive organisations across the region.
‘Energy Management For Energy Intensive Firms’ will support companies across Greater Manchester that want to decarbonise without sacrificing productivity. It lays bare the realities of the Net Zero challenge while examining the opportunities available to business.
Created by Green Economy, part of the Growth Company, in partnership with The Pilot Group, ‘Energy Management For Energy Intensive Firms’ takes an in-depth approach to navigating the Net Zero landscape.
Green Economy helps green tech firms develop their products while offering solutions and strategies to businesses on their pathway to net zero.
The document will help businesses that might be heavy energy users to make use of new green technologies without sacrificing productivity or profitability, using expert advice from across the region including Bee Net Zero partners The Energy Innovation Agency.
Amy House, director of Green Economy, said: “We face a ticking clock to achieve our legal commitment to net zero, and with business accounting for around a fifth of emissions, we must engage our businesses and help them to develop and implement carbon reduction plans that bring tangible results in the next five years.
“There is a huge and often overwhelming task ahead, but I hope this report will present reasons for optimism, by demonstrating that many of the solutions are within reach and can ensure the UK meets its international responsibilities.”
The document features case studies from organisations that have already begun the decarbonisation journey and can demonstrate the immediate impact. It also provides step-by-step instructions to help make the move to net zero feel less overwhelming, giving clear guidance.
The whitepaper also explores how the businesses making the relevant investment and commitments now will be more competitive in the long term, and will be prepared to overcome future changes in the economy.
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One of Green Economy’s partners and a participant in the white paper, The Pilot Group, specialises in supplying energy management technologies and software to energy intensive firms.
The Pilot Group has installed systems at more than 3,000 businesses across the UK and Europe during the past 30 years with guaranteed savings of 25 per cent.
As the technology has progressed, average savings have increased and over the past two years, installations of their EMS have created average savings of 43 per cent. In some cases, consumption of gas has been reduced by just over 87 per cent.
Lee Morgan, Managing Director at The Pilot Group, said: “Making choices that reduce emissions can often be seen as purely a cost. Our hope is this whitepaper shows there are options that provide a swift return on investment and help answer the initial tricky questions around capital expenditure.
“An energy management system can see results from day one of installation across large parts of the year making it important to start the conversations around energy reduction as early as possible.”
The ‘Energy Management For Energy Intensive Firms’ white paper is available to read in full here.