ì �The economic case for resource efficiency
Tadhg Coakley Clean Technology Centre, Cork Ins4tute of Technology
Contents
ì Thesis: Resource Efficiency is Cost Effec4ve ì Examples, some observa4ons and research results
1. Micro – Individual companies and case studies
2. Meso -‐ Sectoral, healthcare, hotel, commercial and domes4c
3. Macro – Na4onal and interna4onal levels
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1. MICRO -‐ Green Business Progamme
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Average Savings
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SODEXO
ì Disposable Cups ì 1.2 million paper cups p.a. ì Purchase cost €124,000 ì Disposal costs ì Free thermal reusable mugs
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Pig Processor Midlands
ì Water ì 31% of water – cleaning ì Triggered hoses ì 55 – 65 degrees Celsius ì €3,500 per week ì Hoses 26 litres/min. ì Reduce to 20 litres/min.
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Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre
ì Water ì Centre Management – engages with units ì Other background sources:
ì Leaking urinals ì Water heaters
ì Reduced water consump4on by 62% ì Reduc4on of service charge to units ì Feel-‐good factor ì Promo4on of green image
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Office Block
Office Block 2012/2013 Amount
Oil €38,000
Annual fuel savings €25,800
Project Cost €23,300
Payback < 1 Year
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ì Energy ì Installed new gas boiler 92% efficient ì Old oil boiler at 70% ì Natural gas 50% price of oil ì Es4mated fuel cost reduced by 68% ì ROI= 1 year
La Trattoria, Midleton
ì Energy ì Family run restaurant ì 23 staff, 7 days a week ì Hot kitchen, extractor fan ì €9,000 p.a. on oil
ì Hot water and space hea4ng ì Installed heat extrac4on unit ì Installa4on cost €6,000 ì New oil bill: €3,000 per annum
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Acute Hospital
ì Water ì No4ced growing water bills ì Monitoring each quarter ì Started using a data logger on their meter ì Night 4me survey ì Leaks detected and surveyed ì Leaks fixed
ì Annual water bill reduced by €180,000 per annum
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2 – MESO Healthcare Sector
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ì Over 100 waste surveys
ì 37 facili4es, na4onwide
ì Over 50% of acute beds
ì Mostly food, acute waste
ì Now also focusing on water
Healthcare Sector – Food Waste
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Hotel Sector – Food Waste
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ì Average food waste per hotel – 50 tonnes p.a.
ì Value circa €3,000 per tonne
ì Total number of hotels Ireland approx. 900
ì Total value: €135 million
ì 25% reduc4on would be €34 million per annum
Commercial Sector – Food Waste
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ì 300,000 tonnes of food waste
ì Commercial sector (e.g. food retail, hotels, food wholesale, hospitals, restaurants, etc.)
ì €2,000 -‐ €5,000 per tonne
ì Approx. €1 billion waste
ì 25% reduc4on: €250 million per annum savings
Household Sector – Food Waste
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ì €700 food waste per household per annum
ì 1.6 million households
ì €1.1 billion wasted
ì 25% reduc4on: €280 million per annum savings
Sectoral Research Study
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ì New Research Project
ì March 2015
ì Resource Efficiency in Priority Irish Business Sectors (2014-‐RE-‐DS-‐1)
ì Colman McCarthy, CTC
3. MACRO Ireland inc.
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ì Roadmap for a National Resource Efficiency Plan for Ireland
ì (STRIVE Project 2011-WRM-DS-03)
ì Published 2014
ì www.epa.ie
European Union 19
ì Resource efficiency improvements could reduce material inputs needs by 17% -‐ 24% by 2030.
ì A beger use of resources could represent an overall savings poten4al of up to €630 billion p.a. for industry.
ì Manufacturing firms spend about 40% of their costs on raw materials, 50% including energy and water.
ì This compares to only 20% on labour but savings ohen only focus on staff reduc4ons.
European Union -‐ Targets 20
Perceived(levels(of(activity(to(achieve(RE(targets(
Ambitious) Moderate) Conservative)
!"30%"by"2020"!"70%"by"2050"
!"10%"by"2020"!"30%"by"2050"
!"5%"by"2020"!"20%"by"2050"
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ì Moderate improvements in RE could be achieved by only ‘slight changes in levels of ac4vity and greater investment in known technologies’.
United Kingdom and Germany -‐ Targets 21
ì UK -‐ Poten4al RE savings in the range from €26 billion to €65 billion, depending on the level of investment.
ì Germany -‐ poten4al savings of €48 billion per annum due to material efficiency efforts in companies from the manufacturing industry in Germany
Comparing Ireland 22
ì Poten4al Irish savings of €3.4 – €6.1 billion?
Data and targets: Ireland 23
ì Baseline Year: 2010
ì GDP: €156,490,000
ì Total es4mated Private Inputs: €40.52 billion per annum.
ì Total es4mated Inputs by Public Bodies: €6 billion on raw materials.
ì A 1% improvement -‐ saving of €464 million per annum;
ì A 2% improvement would achieve an €928 million annual saving
Data and targets: Ireland 2020 24
ì Moderate improvement of 25% by 2020 (half Austrian and German targets) with a low economic growth
ì The following savings by 2020:
Conclusions
ì Resource efficiency is cost effec4ve
ì At MICRO level RE saves money in individual homes, shops, hotels, hospitals, schools, and factories.
ì At a MESO or sectoral level large savings can be made ensuring our businesses and industry are more compe44ve
ì At a MACRO or na4onal level, huge savings can be made, making Ireland more compe44ve, crea4ng jobs and making us greener, doing more with less.
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Thank You
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Tadhg Coakley Projects Manager Clean Technology Centre Cork Ins4tute of Technology Melbourn Building, Bishopstown, Cork Ireland T: +353 21 4344864 E: tadhg.coakley@ctc-‐cork.ie
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