Mining and quarrying are still carried out
on a large scale in the UK. Minerals are worked at some 2,100 mine
and quarry sites and UK coal mining annually produces 17,874
thousand tonnes: 7520 thousand tonnes from deep mining and 9854
thousand tonnes from surface mining. Opportunities exist to cut
energy use, improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions
in three main areas:
Process heating and
drying: this comprises about 40% of the energy used in UK
industry. Find out more easy ways you could save up to 10% of this
energy - for example by maximising the throughput through high
temperature processes (without compromising product quality) to
minimise energy consumed per unit production.
Motors and
drives: these use almost two thirds of the electricity consumed
by UK industry. Efficiency is critical - the cost of running a
motor for a year can be ten times what it cost to buy in the first
place. Find advice to make your motors more energy efficient and
reduce your bills.
Energy
management: get buy-in for energy saving across all levels of
the company, from appointing an energy manager and monitoring
energy use, to developing an action plan and training staff.
Aggregates - Saving Energy Saving Costs
The ground breaking video, Saving Energy Saving Costs, shown
below was produced through our Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund
(ALSF) programme. It shows how to save both energy and carbon in
the sector.
Further guidance
Manufacturing sector overview
(CTV015)
Energy efficiency support
If you'd like to improve energy efficiency of your organisation,
see our services to find out how we can
help. This includes financing and implementation support for
organisations seeking to invest in energy efficient equipment, for
more details visit our Implementation &
finance page.
Visit our regional web pages for Wales and Northern Ireland to get details
of our government-funded support.