The ten key actions of the report could be put into practice today to reduce carbon emissions, and almost half of the emissions savings could be achieved by 2025. The actions are divided into three pillars: Building an efficiency foundation, Driving efficiency returns, and Gaining efficiency insights. Each action has been individually quantified in terms of carbon savings and financial benefits.

“Energy efficiency is crucial for meeting the Paris Agreement on time and the industry plays a major role in making it happen. There is an urgent need for immediate response and action, and this EEM report visualizes key actions to save energy and reduce emissions already today,” says Thomas Møller, President of Energy Division, Alfa Laval.

One example of Alfa Laval’s contribution to The Case for Industrial Energy Efficiency concerns energy efficient heat exchangers.

Key action no. 7 – Maintain efficient heat exchangers

Heat exchangers are used widely across the commercial and industrial sectors, in areas such as building heating and air conditioning, refrigeration, and data center and fuel cell cooling, yet they are rarely maintained adequately. On this action, the report states that:

The Energy Efficiency Movement joins stakeholders together across many sectors and Alfa Laval has been an active member since the start.

“This is our contribution to the upcoming COP28 discussions that will be looking at solutions on net zero targets. The IEA has said that net zero will require a doubling of the rate of progress on efficiency and a tripling in annual efficiency-related investment. To that end, we are furnishing executives with data and insights to help build their companies’ business cases for energy efficiency improvements,” said Mike Umiker, managing director, Energy Efficiency Movement. “The report demonstrates how investments in efficiency can serve as a valuable hedge against energy and carbon price volatility, while making a true, needle-moving impact on emissions. Energy efficiency is industry’s biggest emissions ally this decade.”

According to alfalaval.com