Our exclusive webinar on 23 April, offered insights into energy efficiency and the decarbonisation of industrial processes. Our main presenter, Eric Vander Vorst, Chief Technology and Development Officer at John Cockerill, was accompanied by colleagues, Thomas Thoelen, Project Engineer, Constanza Perez d’Amigo, Project Engineer, and Jean-Michel Wautelet, Business development and sales manager.
John Cockerill is a good example of a Belgian company who has successfully stood the test of time while remaining true to its roots. Today, the company is well known for – among other things – its expertise in decarbonisation of industrial processes.
Our federation brings together several sectors, which themselves include all sorts of companies – big and small, active in production as well as in transformation processes, at varying degrees of maturity in their respective path towards decarbonisation. The agenda of the presentation was adapted to cater to a variety of challenges our members may be facing.
Webinar agenda:
1. Industrial energy efficiency – context and challenges: Key drivers, market trends, and perspectives shaping energy use in industry.
2. Methodology – steps and priorities in energy efficiency analysis: From audit planning to opportunity identification — where to focus and why.
3. Decarbonization technologies and energy integration: Solutions for electrification, waste heat recovery, operational excellence, electrical and thermal storage, EMS, and variable renewable energy (VRE) integration. Energy audit and transformation steps.
4. Energy audit and transformation steps.
5. Case Studies – Savings and ROI: Examples of successful implementations with quantified energy savings and CAPEX/payback figures.
