The Energy and Industrial Emissions Group develops projects that contribute to a more sustainable energy future and reduce direct greenhouse emissions from industrial sources.

Energy Projects

We aim to achieve a less carbon-intensive energy future through the implementation of energy efficiency and renewables projects. These projects typically lower emissions per unit of energy generated, reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure, cut energy costs and increase competitiveness. Our energy efficiency projects are implemented in buildings, appliances, transport and industry, and are supported by the introduction of novel technologies and measures. Energy efficiency projects include:

• Waste heat recovery
• Combustion control systems
• High efficiency lighting systems
• High efficiency motor & drive systems
• Demand / supply side management
• Renewable energy systems, such as wind farms, biomass and geothermal

Industrial Emissions

Industrial emissions projects focus on the abatement of direct emissions of greenhouse gases from industrial processes, including N₂O, PFCs, HCFCs and SF6. Nitrous oxide (N₂O) abatement projects at nitric acid plants are good examples of our efforts to reduce industrial emissions. Nitric acid plants are at the heart of several important industries globally, such as fertiliser production, and are responsible for the emission of large volumes of N₂O, a potent greenhouse gas. Since N₂O (also known as laughing gas) is not a local pollutant, most plants in both developed and developing countries do not have measures in place to abate it.

In the last few years, several new catalyst technologies have been developed to neutralise N₂O emissions. The challenge for nitric acid producers is to implement these abatement solutions, together with sophisticated emissions monitoring equipment, without deflecting resources or management attention from their core businesses.

The Energy and Industrial Emissions Group finances and implements N₂O reduction and similar projects that can qualify for Carbon Credits under CDM/JI, voluntary markets and emerging regulatory frameworks, such as the proposed federal cap-and-trade systems currently before the US Congress. We partner with leading manufacturers of abatement technologies and emissions monitoring systems, such as Heraeus and ABB, to deliver state-of-the-art solutions that have no adverse impact on the underlying industrial process.