Proof in production
Real industrial energy and decarbonisation projects, and the measurable results they delivered.
Case studies
59%Reduction in total carbon emissions across the organisationPharmaceuticalsHow a leading pharmaceutical company reduced carbon emissions by 59%
One of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies partnered with EM3 to transform its energy strategy across 27 manufacturing sites in the United…
65% to 85%Steam boiler efficiency improvementFood and beverageNew boiler house reduces carbon footprint
In 2019, EM3 partnered with a leading alcohol beverage supplier to conduct a full energy audit of one of its European facilities.…
650kWWater-source ammonia heat pump installedPharmaceuticalsDecarbonisation at pharmaceutical supply chain headquarters
EM3 was engaged by a leader in the global biopharmaceutical sector to conduct an energy audit and develop a climate action strategy…
55% to 83%Boiler efficiency improvementFood and beverageLeading food company phases out heavy fuel oil and upgrades boilers
A major producer of chocolate crumb needed to increase manufacturing output while moving away from its reliance on heavy fuel oil (HFO)…
387Carbon saving opportunities identified across ten sitesPharmaceuticalsA leading animal healthcare company’s path to carbon neutrality across ten sites
A leading animal healthcare pharmaceutical company needed to translate its science-based carbon reduction targets into tangible actions. EM3 conducted a comprehensive energy…
21%cleanroom HVAC energy reduction, verified to IPMVPMedical devicesHow a medical device campus cut cleanroom HVAC energy by 21% with classification intact
A medical device campus running injection moulding, assembly, and packaging across ISO 7 and ISO 8 cleanrooms asked EM3 to find energy…
24%compressed air energy reductionBiotechnologyHow a biologics fill-finish site cut compressed air energy by 24%
A biologics fill-finish site running compressed air continuously for process, instrument, and packaging duty asked EM3 to cut the cost of its…
21%reduction in refrigeration electricity, IPMVP verifiedDairy processingHow a multinational dairy processor cut refrigeration energy by 21%
A multinational dairy processor's Irish site ran its central ammonia refrigeration plant on the control logic it was commissioned with: fixed head…
14%reduction in site thermal energyFine chemicalsHow a fine chemicals site cut thermal energy 14% with steam and heat integration
A multi product fine chemicals site facing rising gas costs and growing EU ETS exposure asked EM3 for a thermal energy programme…
~30%of site heat demand mapped below 200 °CSpeciality chemicalsHow a speciality chemicals plant built a costed electrification roadmap and delivered its first conversion
A speciality chemicals plant with a corporate decarbonisation commitment and two stalled electrification studies asked EM3 to turn ambition into engineering. Temperature…
16%thermal energy reduction on the machinePaper & boardHow a European paper mill cut machine thermal energy by 16% with hood heat recovery
A packaging paper mill was exhausting most of its dryer section heat to atmosphere through an ageing hood running at a low…
12%steam system losses recoveredWood panelsHow a wood panel plant recovered 12% of steam system losses without replacing its boiler
A wood panel plant's steam system had grown over decades: an unsurveyed trap population, bare pipework, dumped condensate and vented flash steam.…
17%reduction in annual cooling energyData centresHow a colocation campus cut cooling energy by 17% with availability untouched
A European colocation operator needed growth in a market where new grid connections are paused, so EM3 turned its cooling plant into…
3offtake routes costed and risk-assessedData centresTurning data centre waste heat into an investment-grade district export scheme
Facing planning and community expectations to do something useful with rejected heat, a leading European data centre operator asked EM3 to find…
8%verified group energy reduction, first cycleIndustrial groupHow a multi-site industrial group cut energy use by 8% in its first ISO 50001 cycle
Eight plants, five countries, no common baseline. EM3 standardised audits across the portfolio, built a single group ISO 50001 system around sub-metered…
22%energy reduction across targeted systemsPrecision engineeringHow a precision engineering campus cut compressed air and motor energy by 22%
Compressed air and motors are where general manufacturing leaks money. At a 24/7 precision engineering campus, EM3 combined an ultrasonic leak programme,…
11%reduction in site thermal energyBuilding materialsHow a European building materials producer cut site thermal energy by 11%
A European building materials producer asked EM3 for a defensible answer on how much of the heat leaving its kiln line was…
7%reduction in specific melting energyContainer glassHow a container glass manufacturer reduced specific melting energy by 7%
Mid-campaign, with a furnace rebuild still years away, a European container glass manufacturer needed its specific melting energy back under control. Combustion…
9%reduction in comminution kWh per tonne milledMinerals processingHow a minerals processing site cut comminution energy by 9% without touching throughput
A concentrator with multi-megawatt mill drives and a single site meter needed its grinding energy under control without risking throughput. EM3 sub-metered…
14%reheat furnace fuel reduction per tonne rolledSteel processingHow a European steel processor cut reheat furnace fuel by 14% per tonne rolled
Rising gas costs, ETS exposure and buyer pressure pushed a long products steel processor to act on its reheat furnace. EM3 delivered…
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