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Air Transport
- Upgrade aircraft fleet
- Retrofit engines
- Invest in new engines and aircraft
- Consider options for powering aircraft at airports
- Install energy efficient electrical devices
- Improve aircraft aerodynamics
- Reduce air resistance by increasing cruise, take-off and landing trajectory altitude
- Optimise fuel requirements to reduce weight
- Reduce aircraft cabin weight
- Balance the aircraft’s load
- Improve flight logistics
- Fly with or avoid jet streams
- Optimise descent paths, scheduling and taxiing aircraft
- Better fleet management
- Improve electrical energy efficiency
Automotive Manufacturing
- Select energy efficient components for the motor system
- Replace belt drives
- Consider using smart motors or multi-speed motors
- Utilise variable speed drives
- Replace before forced replacement
- Install the highest efficiency motor available
- Calculate required load and use the correct motor size
- Upgrade or replace motor systems
- Implement a motor management system
- Undertake maintenance on electric motors and motor systems
- Switch motors off when not required
- Install permanent metering
- Optimise existing motor systems
- Reduce demand for motive power
- Optimise the use of a range of enabling technologies
Chemical and Plastics Manufacturing
- Select energy efficient components for the motor system
- Replace belt drives
- Consider using smart motors or multi-speed motors
- Utilise variable speed drives
- Replace before forced replacement
- Install the highest efficiency motor available
- Calculate required load and use the correct motor size
- Upgrade or replace motor systems
- Implement a motor management system
- Undertake maintenance on electric motors and motor systems
- Switch motors off when not required
- Install permanent metering
- Optimise existing motor systems
- Reduce demand for motive power
- Upgrade process heat, boilers and steam systems
- Improve the efficiency of existing steam systems
- Optimise the use of a range of enabling technologies
- Use a whole of systems approach
- Design chemical and plastic products to enable energy efficiency
- Purchase and replace equipment with more energy efficient models
- Utilise solar thermal systems for water heating
- Consider alternatives to steam distillation
- Upgrade equipment to improve process efficiency
- Implement process innovation and equipment upgrade
- Recover waste heat and ensure boilers have condensate return
- Invest in cogeneration
- Install more effective heat exchangers
- Improve heat and power recovery
- Maintain existing equipment
- Improve the efficiency of existing equipment
- Minimise heat loss from steam generation processes
- Utilise advanced process control
- Optimise operating temperatures and pressures
- Implement effective shut down procedures
- Optimise the use of existing equipment
- Substitution of energy source
- Load shifting
- Peak shaving
Commercial Buildings
- Reduce the amount of material to be heated
- Utilise sensors and lighting controls
- Replace light fittings with more efficient systems
- Modify existing fittings
- Use task lighting where appropriate
- Invest in more efficient lamps and luminaires
- Upgrade lighting systems
- De-lamp and adjust the amount of light provided
- Maintain lamps and fittings
- Implement and maintain automated control systems
- Turn lights off manually when not required
- Optimise the use of existing lighting systems
- Use light coloured surfaces or window glazing
- Implement daylighting strategies
- Reduce demand for artificial lighting
- Consider the HVAC unit location
- Select the right water heater
- Investigate ground-source thermal options
- Select the right water chiller system
- Select the right HVAC unit
- Use more efficient technologies
- Upgrade HVAC systems
- Implement a good maintenance program
- Optimise ventilation systems to save energy
- Optimise and streamline air distribution systems
- Utilise temperature controller thermostats to reduce demand and save energy
- Utilise control systems
- Optimise the use of existing HVAC systems
- Optimise temperature and humidity ‘set points’ to save energy
- Reduce heat generation from lighting and equipment
- Assess cool roof application
- Optimise building design, layout and operation
- Implement holistic HVAC demand management
- Reduce demand for HVAC services
- Water-energy nexus efficiency opportunities
- Low embodied energy materials
- Cool roofs
- Adopt non-technical building management strategies
- Improve energy metering and monitoring
- Consider installing cogeneration or trigeneration technologies
- Improve the energy efficiency of data centres
- Upgrade cooking equipment
- Upgrade commercial refrigeration equipment
- Upgrade computers and other electronic office equipment
- Upgrade appliances, electronic, office, cooking and refrigeration equipment
- Upgrade or replace with more energy efficient HVAC systems
- Ensure good maintenance practices
- Optimise existing HVAC systems
- Reduce demand for HVAC services
- Improve heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC) efficiency
- Upgrade lighting systems
- Optimise the use of existing lighting systems
- Reduce demand for artificial lighting
- Improve lighting efficiency
- Substitution of energy source
- Load shifting
- Peak shaving
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
- Select energy efficient components for the motor system
- Replace belt drives
- Consider using smart motors or multi-speed motors
- Utilise variable speed drives
- Replace before forced replacement
- Install the highest efficiency motor available
- Calculate required load and use the correct motor size
- Upgrade or replace motor systems
- Implement a motor management system
- Undertake maintenance on electric motors and motor systems
- Switch motors off when not required
- Install permanent metering
- Optimise existing motor systems
- Reduce demand for motive power
- Upgrade process heat, boilers and steam systems
- Improve the efficiency of existing steam systems
- Optimise the use of a range of enabling technologies
- Use a whole of systems approach
- Explore novel use of low carbon energy solutions
- Install a food waste-to-energy plant
- Consider solar thermal systems for water heating
- Using staged cooling
- Consider pasteurisation alternatives
- Use lower energy alternatives to create heat/steam
- Purchase more energy efficient equipment and ensure it is correctly sized
- Install variable speed drives and more efficient motors
- Maintain existing equipment
- Minimise heat loss from boiler systems, cooking equipment and pasteurisers
- Minimise heat gain into refrigeration systems and refrigerated spaces
- Optimise operating temperatures and pressures of equipment and processes
- Ensure effective shutdown procedures to minimise energy overheads
- Install effective metering and monitoring to improve data analysis
- Optimise the use of existing equipment
- Invest in process innovation and equipment upgrade
- Recover and reuse waste heat
- Invest in low carbon energy supply options
- Substitution of energy source
- Load shifting
- Peak shaving
General Manufacturing
- Select energy efficient components for the motor system
- Replace belt drives
- Consider using smart motors or multi-speed motors
- Utilise variable speed drives
- Replace before forced replacement
- Install the highest efficiency motor available
- Calculate required load and use the correct motor size
- Upgrade or replace motor systems
- Implement a motor management system
- Undertake maintenance on electric motors and motor systems
- Switch motors off when not required
- Install permanent metering
- Optimise existing motor systems
- Upgrade process heat, boilers and steam systems
- Improve the efficiency of existing steam systems
- Optimise the use of a range of enabling technologies
- Use a whole of systems approach
- Optimise existing HVAC systems
- Minimise heat loss from steam generation processes
- Substitution of energy source
- Load shifting
- Peak shaving
- Collaborate with supply chains
- Design products for high efficiency performance
- Implement heat recovery
- Install cogeneration or trigeneration to supply electricity, heat and cooling
- Conduct a pinch analysis
- Undertake process integration
- Invest in more efficient air compressors
- Invest in more efficient boilers
- Invest in more efficient motors
- Invest in more efficient HVAC systems
- Invest in more efficient lighting
- Invest in equipment upgrade
- Implement pro-active maintenance of current equipment
- Install variable speed drives in motor systems
- Invest in insulation
- Improve the efficiency of existing equipment
- Optimise operation of motor systems
- Reduce demand for mechanical HVAC systems
- Reduce demand for artificial lighting
- Optimise operating temperatures and pressures
- Implement effective shut down procedures to minimise energy overheads
- Optimise the use of existing equipment
Mining, Minerals and Metals
- Oil and gas extraction specific opportunities
- Improve the energy efficiency in product transport
- Implement energy/water efficiency nexus opportunities
- Implement technology specific energy efficiency opportunities
- Reduce energy demand and explore waste heat options
- Minimise energy use in air and water flows
- Maintain and optimise fan system operations
- Implement air ventilation and conditioning opportunities
- Consider energy efficiency when upgrading haulage systems
- Optimise hauling efficiency in existing truck fleets and mines
- Invest in materials movement energy efficiency opportunities
- Improve the efficiency of separation processes
- Use more advanced and flexible comminution circuits
- Optimise particle size
- Select the coarsest possible grind size
- Utilise new and more energy efficient grinding technologies
- Adopt an integrated energy efficient comminution strategy
- Implement selective smart blasting, ore sorting and waste removal
- Undertake resource characterisation
- Upgrade the ore concentration
- Use an energy-mass-balance assessment approach
- Build an energy management team and assign responsibilities
- Embed energy efficiency into corporate and site management practices
- Select energy efficient components for the motor system
- Replace belt drives
- Consider using smart motors or multi-speed motors
- Utilise variable speed drives
- Replace before forced replacement
- Install the highest efficiency motor available
- Calculate required load and use the correct motor size
- Upgrade or replace motor systems
- Implement a motor management system
- Undertake maintenance on electric motors and motor systems
- Switch motors off when not required
- Install permanent metering
- Optimise existing motor systems
- Reduce demand for motive power
- Upgrade process heat, boilers and steam systems
- Improve the efficiency of existing steam systems
- Optimise the use of a range of enabling technologies
- Substitution of energy source
- Load shifting
- Peak shaving
Oil and Gas Extraction and Refining
- Oil and gas extraction specific opportunities
Pulp and Paper Manufacturing
- Improve efficiency of chip handling, screening and conditioning
- Substitution of energy source
- Load shifting
- Peak shaving
- Use advanced dryer controls
- Improve heat recovery by reducing air requirements
- Invest in heat recovery from the paper drying process
- Use gap formers
- Optimise paper machine vacuum systems
- Use extended nip presses
- Improve composite tubes for recovery furnaces
- Utilise extended delignification and oxygen delignification
- Install black liquor solids concentrators
- Use a higher percentage of recycled fibres
- Recover heat from the bleaching processes
- Optimise the control of the dilution factor in pulp washing
- Use pulping aids
- Improve digester efficiency
- Install bar-type chip screens
- Incorporate automatic chip handling and thickness screening
- Replace pneumatic chip conveyors with more efficient belt conveyors
- Use cradle debarking
- Upgrade and optimise technology
- Improve techniques for paper drying
- Enhance the efficiency of paper pressing
- Implement efficiency improvements in chemical recovery
- Increase the efficiency of chemical pulping
- Improve the efficiency of raw materials preparation
Rail Transport
- Use alternative drivetrain engine technologies
- Investigate hybrid locomotives
- Replace DC traction with AC traction motors in locomotives
- Retrofit or replace older locomotives
- Take advantage of speed and throttle management
- Use anti-idling devices
- Invest in electronically controlled pneumatic brakes
- Use effective wheel/rail lubrication
- Enhance aerodynamics
- Improve logistics
- Use driver assistance software
- Invest in double-stacking
- Investigate weight reduction
- Implement fuel efficiency improvements
Road Transport
- Mechanical hybrid-electric drivetrains
- Hybrid electric drivetrains
- Electric drivetrains
- Reduce vehicle mass and mass carried
- Implement aerodynamic modifications
- Consider tyre selection
- Optimise gear settings
- Replace ancillary equipment with more efficient models
- Review highway average speed policy
- Implement preventative maintenance
- Implement better procurement practices
- Minimise packaging
- Undertake route planning and load consolidation
- Undertake fuel data collection, analysis and performance management
- Improve driver practices
- Adopt fuel efficient corporate and driver practices
- Use alternative drivetrain engine technologies
- Invest in fuel efficiency improvements
Transport
- Use alternative drivetrain engine technologies
- Investigate hybrid locomotives
- Replace DC traction with AC traction motors in locomotives
- Retrofit or replace older locomotives
- Take advantage of speed and throttle management
- Use anti-idling devices
- Invest in electronically controlled pneumatic brakes
- Use effective wheel/rail lubrication
- Enhance aerodynamics
- Improve logistics
- Use driver assistance software
- Invest in double-stacking
- Investigate weight reduction
- Implement fuel efficiency improvements
- Upgrade aircraft fleet
- Retrofit engines
- Invest in new engines and aircraft
- Consider options for powering aircraft at airports
- Install energy efficient electrical devices
- Mechanical hybrid-electric drivetrains
- Hybrid electric drivetrains
- Electric drivetrains
- Improve aircraft aerodynamics
- Reduce air resistance by increasing cruise, take-off and landing trajectory altitude
- Reduce vehicle mass and mass carried
- Optimise fuel requirements to reduce weight
- Implement aerodynamic modifications
- Reduce aircraft cabin weight
- Balance the aircraft’s load
- Consider tyre selection
- Improve flight logistics
- Fly with or avoid jet streams
- Optimise descent paths, scheduling and taxiing aircraft
- Better fleet management
- Optimise gear settings
- Replace ancillary equipment with more efficient models
- Review highway average speed policy
- Implement preventative maintenance
- Implement better procurement practices
- Minimise packaging
- Undertake route planning and load consolidation
- Undertake fuel data collection, analysis and performance management
- Improve driver practices
- Adopt fuel efficient corporate and driver practices
- Use alternative drivetrain engine technologies
- Invest in fuel efficiency improvements
- Improve electrical energy efficiency
- Retrofit aircraft to achieve weight reductions
Boilers and Steam Systems
- Upgrade process heat, boilers and steam systems
- Improve the efficiency of existing steam systems
- Optimise the use of a range of enabling technologies
- Use a whole of systems approach
- Develop and use system energy models
- Improve the efficiency of existing process heat systems
- Consider using alternatives to lower heat and steam requirements
- Implement a load management strategy
- Apply heat with greater precision
- Reduce the amount of material to be heated
- Reduce demand for process heat and steam services
- Minimise heat loss from boiler systems, cooking equipment and pasteurisers
- Minimise heat loss from steam generation processes
Clean Energy and Renewables
- Install a food waste-to-energy plant
- Consider solar thermal systems for water heating
- Utilise solar thermal systems for water heating
Cogeneration/Trigeneration
- Consider installing cogeneration or trigeneration technologies
- Invest in cogeneration
- Improve heat and power recovery
Compressed Air
- Selecting and designing the right air compressor system
- Select appropriate control system
- Locate inlet and discharge air outlet
- Select energy efficient dryers, separators and filters for air treatment
- Select and locate air receivers
- Design your piping and fittings to minimise pressure drop
- Upgrade air compressor systems
- Undertake preventative maintenance
- Optimise the use of existing air compressor systems
- Reduce demand for compressed air services
- Install a heat recovery unit
- Review air receivers
- Fix pressure drop
- Improve air compressor controls
- Detect and eliminate leaks
- Use the minimum appropriate air pressure for the required task
- Invest in more efficient air compressors
- Implement pro-active maintenance of current equipment
Energy Management Systems
- Improve energy metering and monitoring
- Utilise advanced process control
Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC)
- Optimise and streamline air distribution systems
- Consider the HVAC unit location
- Select the right water heater
- Investigate ground-source thermal options
- Select the right water chiller system
- Select the right HVAC unit
- Use more efficient technologies
- Upgrade HVAC systems
- Implement a good maintenance program
- Optimise ventilation systems to save energy
- Optimise and streamline air distribution systems
- Utilise temperature controller thermostats to reduce demand and save energy
- Utilise control systems
- Optimise the use of existing HVAC systems
- Optimise temperature and humidity ‘set points’ to save energy
- Reduce heat generation from lighting and equipment
- Assess cool roof application
- Optimise building design, layout and operation
- Implement holistic HVAC demand management
- Reduce demand for HVAC services
- Water-energy nexus efficiency opportunities
- Upgrade or replace with more energy efficient HVAC systems
- Ensure good maintenance practices
- Optimise existing HVAC systems
- Reduce demand for HVAC services
- Improve heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC) efficiency
- Invest in more efficient HVAC systems
- Reduce demand for mechanical HVAC systems
Lighting
- Utilise sensors and lighting controls
- Replace light fittings with more efficient systems
- Modify existing fittings
- Use task lighting where appropriate
- Invest in more efficient lamps and luminaires
- Upgrade lighting systems
- De-lamp and adjust the amount of light provided
- Maintain lamps and fittings
- Implement and maintain automated control systems
- Turn lights off manually when not required
- Optimise the use of existing lighting systems
- Use light coloured surfaces or window glazing
- Implement daylighting strategies
- Reduce demand for artificial lighting
- Upgrade lighting systems
- Optimise the use of existing lighting systems
- Reduce demand for artificial lighting
- Improve lighting efficiency
- Invest in more efficient lighting
- Reduce demand for artificial lighting
Motors
- Select energy efficient components for the motor system
- Replace belt drives
- Consider using smart motors or multi-speed motors
- Utilise variable speed drives
- Replace before forced replacement
- Install the highest efficiency motor available
- Calculate required load and use the correct motor size
- Upgrade or replace motor systems
- Implement a motor management system
- Undertake maintenance on electric motors and motor systems
- Switch motors off when not required
- Install permanent metering
- Optimise existing motor systems
- Reduce demand for motive power
- Invest in more efficient motors
- Implement pro-active maintenance of current equipment
- Install variable speed drives in motor systems
- Optimise operation of motor systems
Pasteurisation
- Consider pasteurisation alternatives
Pumps and Fans
- Fine tune pump and fan applications
- Use appropriate motors
- Install variable speed drives
- Install controls
- Install the highest efficiency pump or fan available
- Select an appropriately sized pump or fan
- Install optimum new pump and fan systems
- Implement preventative maintenance
- Use the most efficient pumps and fans
- Reduce friction losses
- Adjust pump or fan speed
- Switch off systems when they are not required
- Install metering and monitoring
- Conduct an equipment survey and assessment
- Optimise existing pump and fan systems
- Optimise the whole of system
- Reduce the need for the service provided
- Eliminate the need for fans and pumps
- Reduce demand for pumps and fans
Refrigeration
- Minimise heat gain into refrigeration systems and refrigerated spaces
- Upgrade commercial refrigeration equipment
- Upgrade appliances, electronic, office, cooking and refrigeration equipment
Waste heat minimisation and recovery
- Steam and power generation using cogeneration and trigeneration systems
- Heating other equipment
- Pre-heat combustion air
- Upgrade waste heat recovery technologies (medium-high temperature applications)
- Upgrade and invest in waste heat recovery technologies

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