Saving Energy in Industry and Commerce

Many companies are now aware of the significance of energy efficiency. What’s more, a growing number of companies are keen to commit to climate neutrality (SBTi, 2021). One of the top priorities in this respect is exploiting existing potential to increase energy efficiency. With this aim in mind, the European industry initially increased its efficiency rates by 1.6 % per year until 2008. However, from 2008 onwards, the rate of progress has slowed down to 1 % (Ademe, 2021). As Figure 1.4 of the previous chapter shows, there is still a lot of untapped potential for efficiency gains.