Project: TERI-SDC Partnership on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Project: TERI-SDC Partnership on Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy

BACKGROUND

There are nearly 13 million micro, small and medium enterprises in India producing 40% of the country’s manufacturing output. The traditional furnaces and ovens used by many of these enterprises operate at very low efficiency and produce large amounts of greenhouse gases. Since 1992, SDC in India has been working in the energy and environment sectors, focusing on the promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy in micro, small and medium enterprises. In 1994, together with ‘The Energy and Resources Institute’ (TERI) in New Delhi, SDC decided to target energy intensive industries such as the glass, the foundry, the brick industry, and several sectors using biomass for thermal application and power generation. With new technologies and measures that lessen the impact on the environment and improve the working conditions of the workforce, the competitiveness of small industries has increased.

TERI together with SDC was among the pioneers in promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy in the micro, small and medium enterprises in India. Today, the ever growing demand for energy, the increasing cost, and climate change concerns have led India and other emerging countries to actively promote energy efficiency and renewable energy. TERI and SDC are now implementing the technologies developed during the past years with a view to facilitate their upscaling all over India.

BUDGET

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GOAL

The goal is to obtain energy savings of 20 to 30% in micro, small and medium enterprises, thereby reducing the CO2 emissions in the sector.

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APPROACHES

• The project involves international experts, entrepreneurs and local industry associations to develop and disseminate efficient technologies, suitable to local conditions.

• The saving in energy and upgraded, cleaner technology processes strengthen the

competitiveness of the entrepreneurs. At the same time working conditions are improved. • The entire process

is documented and shared amongst the stakeholders. The exchange of knowledge contributes to the

shaping and development of national and local policies and schemes. • Technology solutions developed in India are also shared with other countries facing similar challenges such as Bangladesh, Myanmar and South Africa. • While new technologies

are implemented, data on greenhouse emissions are collected to demonstrate efficiency and effect on the environment.

RESULTS

Replicable efficient and biomass based energy technologies have been developed for micro, small and medium enterprises sector and replicated around 500 times in 17 states so far.

By modernizing the production technology, enterprises can save 20 to 50% of energy. They also save costs and the profitability and sustainability improve.

So far the implementation of these technologies has resulted in reduction of 340,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions (see table above). Until the end of 2011, the project in India aims at reducing 550,000 tonnes of CO2 in all.

TERI has become a key knowledge institution and key contact for governments and multilateral agencies working in the energy efficient industry and biomass energy sectors.

TERI together with experts from Switzerland and other countries is working on an improved biomass based small scale technology to produce electricity in rural areas.

CONTACT

Project Coordinator - CoSMiLE

The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) IHC Complex, Lodhi Road

New Delhi – 110003, India. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: + 91-11-24682100

SUCCESS HIGHLIGHT

The cumulative CO2 reduction of the TERI-SDC partnership in India is 340,000 t. This is equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas emissions from about 55,000 passenger vehicles or equivalent to the carbon sequestered by 7,900,000 tree seedlings grown for 10 years.