How Nansulate® Can Help Earn Carbon Credits What are Carbon Credits? Carbon Credits were one of the outcomes of the Kyoto Protocol. They are a measure devised to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Each carbon credit represents one tonne of carbon dioxide either removed from the atmosphere or saved from being emitted into the atmosphere. Organizations can earn carbon credits by having an energy savings/carbon reducing project registered and certified by the appropriate agency. Carbon credits can then be used to help organizations reach their carbon emissions goals, or they can be sold to other organizations for the same reason by use of a Carbon Credit Exchange. GHG Projects: A comprehensive document explaining the process of quantifying a GHG project can be found at www.ghgprotocol.org. The GHG Protocol for Project Accounting (Project Protocol) A GHG Project is one that quantifies a reduction in the amount of carbon emissions, thereby earning carbon credits. How Nansulate® Can Factor into your GHG Project: GHG Project Project Activity Primary Effect Possible Performance Metrics Energy Efficiency Project Improve energy efficiency of factory, building or equipment process by insulating with Nansulate coatings Reduction of combustion emissionsfrom generating grid-connected electricity kWh electricity consumed/m2 of space. Nansulate® has proven to reduce energy use in a number of applications. -Use on buildings to reduce energy used for heating and cooling -Use on equipment to help the equipment run more efficiently and use less energy -Use on ducts, pipes, and tanks to reduce amount of energy used for heating and cooling By incorporating the insulation ability of Nansulate into an energy saving project, a company could earn carbon credits through their resulting reduction of energy use. Nansulate® Examples How is Nansulate® saving energy? Here are two examples. Henateks, a large textile company, used Nansulate® High Heat insulation and corrosion prevention coating on its equipment and decreased its energy use by 10% in only 4 months. When their project is fully complete, they are estimating a minimum of 20% reduction in energy usage. Financially this equates to a savings of approx. $580,000 per year for this one facility. Erenko Tekstil used Nansulate® High Heat on their heat exchangers and dyeing machines. This resulted in a reduction by 25% the amount of time used to heat three tons of water, a process that the exchangers cycle through several times daily. This facility achieved a minimum of 20% reduction in energy use, and 10% reduction in unit material production cost. Nansulate® also improved dye lot reproducibility (consistency in the color of the dyed fabric) by providing a consistent process temperature. |
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