7 Key Steps
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Introduction
Many energy and environmental managers express frustration with the difficulty they experience when attempting to develop and fund projects that will cut energy costs and reduce emissions.
Organisations are not necessarily lacking in ideas, understanding, or capital resources, however the available capital is often allocated to other projects. The problem is not so much the absolute availability of capital, but the competing priorities for capital expenditure that exist within each organisation.
Most business leaders see the financial benefits and the reputational value of these projects, but very few companies are successful in realising their energy management aspirations.
The majority of these projects involve technologies and behaviour changes which are relatively well-proven and ready for deployment. Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute often states that “efficiency is arguably the highest return/lowest risk investment in the whole economy.” Further, in his work in over 29 industrial sectors, which includes a large amount of work in Australia, Lovins has found that large-scale energy efficiency projects which achieve substantial energy savings provide better returns than small-scale projects. “So we get expanding, not diminishing, returns on investments in advanced energy efficiency.”
There are a growing number of success stories emerging. It is possible to study the success stories from conception to implementation, identify the key elements of a successful project, and apply this learning to your own project.
There are a growing number of opportunities in nearly every sector of the economy for effective operators who develop a track record of developing and implementing energy and abatement projects. As more organisations develop a stronger desire to reduce their emissions and hedge against the rising cost of energy, the demand for these skills will only increase.
About this document
The intended audience for this document is the proponents of energy and abatement projects within the corporate, government, and NGO sectors.
The information presented in this document is derived from HAC’s diverse experience developing and delivering clean energy projects across many different sectors, for both corporate and government organisations.
If you would like to read more, please email us at perth@hacaustralia.com to request a copy of HAC's 7 Key Steps.