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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