slogans. For example, you can attach metrics software to a specific heat
exchanger to find out how much water is going through it at specific times in
the day. Merely to introduce a kilogram of water to the process system
requires energy. And if it leaves the system with more heat in it than when it
was introduced, then that is wasted energy that results in unnecessarily
higher costs.
Reduce emissions...............................................................................
Another way to guarantee the strength of your environmental compliance
while simultaneously creating a distinction between you and your competi-
tion is to implement a superior emissions management program.
The first steps toward realizing this goal include building a structured repre-
sentation of your plants and processes, defining and applying all forecast sce-
narios, analyzing your complex emissions data, and establishing performance
goals based on your key performance indicators (KPIs).
Next, to ensure that you can gather the data required for you to surpass all
compliance requirements, you have to track, analyze, and record emissions
measurement data. You have got to build and deploy forecasting tools to
assess the effects of operational modifications, as well, and create alerts
to automatically detect excessive emissions output. Additionally, you need to
measure the environmental impact of the excessive emissions you do create,
employ tools to indirectly measure greenhouse gas emissions, and then cali-
brate and maintain that measurement equipment.
After you’ve gathered your data, you will be ready to document and create
reports with it. Doing so means that you must analyze and present data in
real-world scenarios, automatically generate and distribute detailed emis-
sions records, maintain contact data for all pertinent authorities, and docu-
ment your communications for shareholders, investors, and the public.
Finally, your organization will want to consider the best ways to participate in
all potential emissions trading and collaborative scenarios. You can project
certain success in this endeavor once you connect to trading platforms and
emissions markets via integrated interfaces, generate all documentation
and data required for trading approval, employ forecasting tools to estimate
credits, and manage trading process with integrated transaction support.
At the end of the day, instead of interrupting operations just to meet regula-
tory requirements, you will have met them in a way that harmonizes with
your existing manufacturing processes. And rather than searching for emis-
sions credits to meet prescribed targets, you will have generated significant
revenue by selling those credits on emissions trading markets.
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