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Industry is a major employer and economic driver in many global cities, significantly shaping a city’s carbon emissions. Limited jurisdictional control means that cities frequently must partner strategically with these corporate residents to achieve economic and environmental solutions that benefit everyone.
Develop industrial programs that reduce emissions from process heat loads. This can be accomplished many ways, including conversion to low-carbon fuels, making process heat generation more efficient, repairing heat-distribution infrastructure, and making productive use of waste heat.
Develop a program to replace inefficient motors with high-efficiency models through codes, standards, rebates, incentives, audit programs, and other strategies.
Develop a voluntary energy management program that recognizes industry for committing to energy management systems, energy audits, and continual energy reductions in their facilities, which will build local capacity for energy managers. Provide resources, including training, for energy management personnel to achieve continuous improvement.
SEAI’s Large Industry Energy Network leverages collaboration, replication, and innovation. Whether the primary motivation is competitiveness or sustainability, participating companies have consistently exceeded their goals and redoubled their efforts.
‐Jim Gannon, CEO, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
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