ENERGY SAVING AND EFFICIENCY BY CLEANER PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS: METHOD & IMPLEMENTATION Prof. dr. hab. Jurgis Kazimieras Staniškis Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

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The Institute of Environmental Engineering (APINI)

The Institute of Environmental Engineering (APINI) was established in 1991 as an independent interdisciplinary research institute affiliated with Kaunas University of Technology. The APINI has 25 employees and its activities fall into the following main research and service areas: •Sustainable consumption and production •Cleaner production, Cleaner production financing and EMA •Corporate social responsibility •Integrated waste management •Eco-design. Life-cycle assessment •Environmental impact assessment •Chemical risk assessment and management •Energy and resource management

The Institute of Environmental Engineering (APINI)

APINI staff : - actively takes part in international and national conferences - has published more than 300 publications, including 12 monographs and books and defended 15 Ph.D. theses - is running MSc and PhD programs In 1995 APINI together with other Lithuanian universities initiated scientific quarterly journal “Environmental Research, Engineering and Management” In 2003 the spin – off „Centre for sustainable industrial development“ has been established

Sustainable production capacity building activities in Lithuania

• Lithuania was one of the first countries that achieved basic capacity level in cleaner production in Central and Eastern Europe • APINI served as cleaner production centre since 1994 • More than 150 demonstration projects implemented • More than 20 long-term training programmes organised • More than 30 books and 250 scientific articles published • M.Sc. Programme in Environmental Management and Cleaner Production established

Cleaner Production Definition Cleaner Production Principle substitution

is a Preventive integrated

Energy conservation

Continuous Source reduction

Design for environment Strategy for modifying

products

processes

services

to enhance efficiency which improves

Reduction of risks

environmental performance and reduces costs

Competitive advantage

CP definition Cleaner production means a continuous application of an integrated preventive environmental strategy to processes, products and services to increase overall efficiency. This leads to improved environmental performance, cost savings, and the reduction of risks to humans and the environment.

– For production processes, CP includes conserving raw materials and energy, eliminating toxic raw materials, and reducing the quantity and toxicity of all emissions and waste before they leave the process. – For products, CP focuses on reducing impacts along the entire life cycle of the product, from raw material extraction to the ultimate disposal of the product. – For services, using a preventive approach involves design issues, housekeeping improvement, and a better selection of material inputs (in the form of products).

Scheme of the RECP Assessment Methodology PROJECT PREPARATION •Gaining support from the top management •Release of environmental policy

PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT •Analysis of inputs and outputs (whole enterprise) •Setting priorities •Selection of the project orientation

PROJECT PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION •Establishing steering and work team •Preparation of project plan (setting goals, identification of barriers, setting the time plan)

ANALYSIS PHASE •Collection of data about material flows (in selected section) •Detailed monitoring of selected material flows •Setting indicators

OPTIONS PROPOSALS PHASE •Proposal of suitable measures •Selection of options for further analysis

FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS •Technical, economical and environmental assessment of options •Selection of measures for implementation

IMPLEMENTATION PHASE •Approval of measures implementation plan •Implementation of non-investment measures •Acquiring financial means for investment measures

ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT RESULTS

CONTINUATION OF CP PROGRAMME

RECP PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

RECP PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

COMPANY

• Preparation of Loan Application • Assistance in calculation of cost savings • Assistance in communication

• Assistance in projects monitoring and supervision, • Preparation of project progress and completion reports

Database „Implementation of RECP in Lithuania“ This database was created with the aid of Microsoft Assess 2000 program in 2002 and is annually renewed. Currently, this database presents the technical, environmental, economical and financial information on 177 implemented CP innovations in 80 companies from different Lithuanian sectors of economy since 1993.

These CP projects were implemented and evaluated during various CP, CP financing, EMS, IPPC programmes organized by the Institute of Environmental Engineering (APINI) in Lithuania.

Preventive Innovation Areas in Different Industries

P F u C on lp a ood nd tru ct pa io pe n r m El at ec er tro ia ls ni M F cs u e rn an tal pr itur d e oc M et es al si n pr oc g es si ng C he m is try Tr an sp W Ta ort as n te m ner an ie E ag s ne em rg y en pr t od uc tio n

Te xt ile

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Improvement of work conditions Reduction of water consumption Air pollution reduction Solid waste reduction Reduction of water pollution Energy savings

Implementation of CP Innovations by Environmental Areas

8% 8% 67% 17% Efficient use of energy resources Air pollution reduction Reduction of waste amount Reduction of water consumption

RECP innovations in selected industrial sectors (1993-2014) Sector

Number of companies

Number of implemented

Investments in cleaner

Economic benefits of cleaner

cleaner production

production, Thousand

production innovations,

innovations Production of textile

EUR 3084

thousand EUR/ year

15

41

2587

14

28

8

19

5495

2521

6

13

435

493

6

6

1154

534

Furniture production

6

11

1424

Production of wood

4

7

1569

4

7

311

274

85

177

22868

12856

products Production of food

2832

1894

and beverages Supply of electricity and heat energy Production of chemicals Production of machinery and equipment 521 1181

products Transport and communication Total:

Environmental benefits from cleaner production innovations implemented (1993-2014) Environmental areas:

Environmental benefits

Reduction of resource consumption/ losses: Electricity 29 940 Heat energy 237 205 Chemicals and additives 2 289 Water 811

units/ year MWh MWh t Thousand 3

Fuel consumption, etc. from heat energy saving or from reduction of heat energy losses in production and supply Reduced impact to the environment: Wastewater volume

Wastewater pollution Hazardous waste Non-hazardous waste (or waste transformed into raw material for production of other products)

22 072

m tne

774

Thousand

521 621 116 108

m t t t

3

APINI – NEFCO “soft” credit line for CP innovations financing • The results of the system are stored in a data base “Implementation of Cleaner Production in Lithuania”, which is created by APINI. The data base is updated periodically (twice a year). • Innovative aspects: – APINI system is based on preventive strategies; – The process of CP innovation generation and implementation from the very beginning is performed by researches and industry together; – Sophisticated „one stop shop“ system – it comprises CP innovation generation, assessment, financing, implementation and monitoring stages. • Replication potential – APINI system was successfully presented/applied in the frame of UNEP, UNIDO and EU projects in companies in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Vietnam, Uganda, Nicaragua, Guatemala, China (Liaoning province), Russia and CEE.

M.Sc. Programme in Cleaner Production and Environmental Management • A two-year programme suitable for graduates with qualifications in many engineering fields • The programme started at Kaunas University of Technology in September 2002

The programme will enable graduates to: – Integrate preventive managerial and technological tools in achieving a more sustainable development for industry and society – Lead and sustain the process of change in industry, academia and other organization – Understand the interdependence of environmental, technical, economic and social sciences, and to perform interdisciplinary research and development

Prof., dr. hab. Jurgis Kazimieras Staniškis Institute of Environmental Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, K. Donelaicio str. 20, LT-44239 Kaunas, Lithuania E-mail: [email protected]