During the past few decades COWI has been recognized as one of the largest and most experienced consultancy firms in Northern Europe within the field of industrial energy efficiency. This position has been developed through comprehensive projects targeting all major energy-consuming industrial sectors. COWI’s services related to energy in industries include energy audits, rehabilitation of heat and combined heat and power systems (CHP), energy management and energy-conscious design.
We perform energy audits with a sharp focus on process optimization and process integration in each individual sector. The audits are aimed at improving the efficiency of the most energy-intensive processes.
Major financial and economic benefits can be achieved through the rehabilitation of old heat distribution systems. In many sectors increased utilization of waste heat from production processes should be integrated carefully in the design of a cost-effective future energy supply structure.
The focus on energy management has gradually increased. This is due to the fact that management involvement is an important precondition of securing sustainable solutions within energy efficiency. Other important elements in energy management are monitoring and targeting of energy consumption and close follow-up on the achieved benefits from implemented saving investments.
A sharp focus on energy efficiency during planning and design is one of the most cost-efficient ways of improving energy efficiency in industry and in commercial and residential buildings.
COWI’s experience within energy efficiency focuses on large and energy-consuming industries within the food, chemical and pharmaceutical sector.