The Carbon Trust’s Accelerator ProgrammeBrick Sector 2010

John Fifer SKM Enviros & Dave Beardsworth BCC

Tackle sector specific processes – the ‘black boxes’ that have not been looked at in detail before– Identify practical, replicable, cost-effective carbon saving

opportunities

Understand and address the barriers to implementation of identified opportunities

Mobilise whole sectors to increase implementation of opportunities

Main IEEA Objective

Deliver a step change reduction in CO2 from industrial processes by accelerating innovation in process control and the uptake of

low-carbon technologies.

Key is to identify the best opportunities in Stage 1 to take into Stage 2 (£ and CO2)

Funding between 25% and 60% of

project cost

engagementworkshop 1 workshop 2 workshop 3

building sector collaboration for

common goal

one to ones with key sites, suppliers

& academics

developing the opportunities &

building capability

evaluation ideas & addressing barriers

launch sector consensus sector report sector event

site visitmetering

specification & approval

installationdata collection &

analysis

metering

initial sector engagement &

select pilot sites

Brick Sector Accelerator

engagementworkshop 1 workshop 2 workshop 3

launch sector consensus sector report sector event

site visit installation

metering

initial sector engagement &

select pilot sites

engagementworkshop 1 workshop 2 workshop 3

evaluation ideas & addressing barriers

business case development

launch assessment & reporting

accelerator criteria

sector consensus sector report sector event

replication potential

site visit installationdata collection &

analysis

metering

Brick Making Process & CO2 Emissions

clay prep forming setting

dehacking firing drying

other – compressors, lighting, offices, workshops

Brick Making Process & CO2 Emissions

Ideas to Challenges

Challenge = areas

The “Challenge Areas”

The challenge areas should meet the following criteria:– be innovative, i.e. beyond what the sector is

currently doing– be sector specific. i.e. not generic such as CHP or

anaerobic digestion– have sector support and a credible path to market– have good carbon savings– have good replication potential

Energy Consumption, Brick Sector

Energy Type Energy Use, MWh % Emissions, tonnes CO2 %

Electricity 314,695 8% 166,258 19%

Natural Gas 3,585,346 86% 658,198 74%

LPG 155,852 4% 33,382 4%

Gas Oil/Fuel Oil 13,924 0% 7,164 1%

Solid Fuel 93,889 2% 28,167 3%

Total 4,176,631 893,169

Source BCC 2007 data

Potential Opportunity Area

low carbon fuels

low carbon products

clay prep/forming

drying & firing process & equipment efficiency

low carbon power

50 opportunities distilled to 13 potential projects

Summary of Innovation Day

Technology Area sector CO2 potential

number of votes

Low Carbon Energy Sources very high 27

Low Carbon Products high 5

Kiln and Dryers (including heat recovery) high 27

Process and Equipment Efficiency med 8

This gave us four technology areas into which all the 13 identified projects could be submitted.

Suggested Challenge Areas1. The integration of Bio-Mass Combustion,

through gasification or direct combustion, as a heat source for tunnel kilns and dryers.

2. The development of clay Low Carbon Products that are less energy intensive to manufacture:

3. Waste Heat Recovery from the tunnel kiln or dryer for re-use as heat or to generate electricity:

4. The development of a Low Air Movement Kiln to reduce heat losses (retrofit option).

5. The development of IT based modelling & fault identification tools to improve Process & Equipment Efficiency.

Next Steps

BCC to agree with the Carbon Trust a prioritised list of technologies, i.e. The Challenge Areas

The criteria for a successful project are:

The potential for carbon saving

The cost of the solutions

The potential for replication

Then What!

End Oct 2010: Report on Technologies to Carbon Trust

Late 2010/early 2011: Open call for Proposals for 2 or 3 Selected Technologies– each area may cover a number of potential projects

Early 2011: Submit bids for technology areas

Mid 2011: Winning bids projects start.

Dairy Sector

Stage 2 Challenges

•Innovative Technologies for Clean-in-Place

•Use of High Efficiency Homogenisation Technologies

£250,000 available in funding support (or up to £500,000 in exceptional circumstances).

Thank you