The Accelerator will be delivered free to access capacity-building workshops & technical assistance to companies of all sizes The Carbon Trust has recently launched the UK-ASEAN Energy Efficiency Accelerator (the…

The Accelerator will be delivered free to access capacity-building workshops & technical assistance to companies of all sizes

The Carbon Trust has recently launched the UK-ASEAN Energy Efficiency Accelerator (the Accelerator) to support businesses across Southeast Asia scale up energy efficiency improvements.

Set to run until March 2022 the Accelerator will primarily focus on the food and beverage sector in Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, supporting companies at different stages of their energy management journey to help them realize the importance of energy efficiency.

The food and beverage sector has been identified for this targeted support as it is one of the most energy-consuming industrial sectors in the region, with the potential to save up to 4.5Mtoe in energy consumption (or 35% of total current energy consumption).

The Accelerator aims to promote improved energy efficiency target setting and performance through the adoption of energy management systems.

To help companies improve their understanding of where opportunities for energy efficiency exist, a series of open access energy savings guides covering seven of the most common processes in the food and beverage sector, including refrigeration, cooking, distillation and drying are now available. 

In addition, the Accelerator will be delivered free to access capacity building workshops and technical assistance to companies of all sizes – ranging from small to large multi-national companies. The aim of the support is to help companies to understand their current energy use, set energy efficiency targets, identify energy savings opportunities, take steps to set up new energy management systems or improve existing systems, and develop tailored internal capacity-building workshops.