Carbon Trust launches Energy Efficiency Accelerator for ASEAN food and beverage companies
14 Januar 2021 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
The UK-ASEAN Energy Efficiency Accelerator is supporting food
and beverage companies in Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
Thailand and Vietnam to improve their energy efficiency and reduce
energy costs under the ASEAN Low Carbon Energy Programme, funded by
the UK Government’s Prosperity Fund.
The Carbon Trust has today launched the UK-ASEAN Energy
Efficiency Accelerator (the Accelerator) to support businesses
across Southeast Asia scale up energy efficiency improvements. Set
to run until March 2022 the Accelerator will primarily focus on the
food and beverage sector in Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,
Thailand and Vietnam, supporting companies at different stages of
their energy management journey to help them realise the importance
of energy efficiency.
The food and beverage sector has been identified for this
targeted support as it is one of the most energy consuming
industrial sectors in the region, with the potential to save up to
4.5Mtoe in energy consumption (or 35% of total current energy
consumption). Programme support is available to small, medium and
large companies involved in processing and manufacturing of food
and beverages.
Funded by the UK Government Prosperity Fund through the ASEAN
Low Carbon Energy Programme, the Accelerator aims to promote
improved energy efficiency target setting and performance through
the adoption of energy management systems.
To help companies improve their understanding of where
opportunities for energy efficiency exist, a series of open access
energy savings guides covering seven of the most common processes
in the food and beverage sector, including refrigeration, cooking,
distillation and drying are now available. A guide on establishing
an energy management system aligned to ISO50001 global best
practice is also readily available.
In addition, the Accelerator will be delivering free to access
capacity building workshops and technical assistance to companies
of all sizes – ranging from small to large multi-national
companies. The aim of the support is to help companies to
understand their current energy use, set energy efficiency targets,
identify energy savings opportunities, take steps to set up new
energy management systems or improve existing systems, and develop
tailored internal capacity building workshops.
As part of the Accelerator, a series of online events related to
energy efficiency in the food and beverage sector will be hosted.
Together with knowledge partner Spirax Sarco, the Accelerator will
deliver a virtual training session on optimising steam system
generation, distribution, and end-user efficiencies in the food and
beverage sector on the 26th January at 15:30 (GMT+8).
Jane Ellaway, Head of Prosperity Fund, Southeast Asia, said:
“The launch of the UK-ASEAN Energy Efficiency Accelerator
provides a great opportunity for the food and beverage sector to
kick start their journey towards better energy efficiency and
management. This investment in Energy Efficiency is important, as
part of a green and resilient economic recovery; as well as to meet
the goals of the Paris agreement. The UK is pleased to be a partner
in this effort and hopes that the Accelerator can be the platform
to share the UK’s knowledge and best practice in this area.”
Chris Stephens, Director – Asia, the Carbon Trust,
commented:
“We are delighted to be able to draw on our extensive experience
in energy efficiency to offer free support to local businesses to
reduce their energy bills and cut emissions at the same time. We
are seeing more companies around the world set ambitious energy
efficiency targets as a central pillar of their sustainability
strategies and we’re excited to be supporting leading businesses to
do the same in Southeast Asia. This is the right time for
businesses to be implementing low cost energy efficiency measures –
it’s a win for them and for the planet.”
The UK-ASEAN Energy Efficiency Accelerator will run until the
end of March 2022.
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About the Carbon Trust
Established in 2001, the Carbon Trust works with businesses,
governments and institutions around the world, helping them
contribute to, and benefit from, a more sustainable future through
carbon reduction, resource efficiency strategies, and
commercialising low carbon businesses, systems and
technologies.
The Carbon Trust:
- works with corporates and governments, helping them to align
their strategies with climate science and meet the goals of the
Paris Agreement
- provides expert advice and assurance, giving investors and
financial institutions the confidence that green finance will have
genuinely green outcomes
- supports the development of low carbon technologies and
solutions, building the foundations for the energy system of the
future.
Headquartered in London, the Carbon Trust has a global team of
over 200 staff, representing over 30 nationalities based across
five continents.
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