Benefits of Low Carbon Business
During these challenging times, companies are seeking news ways to survive, evolve and expand. Growth opportunities from net zero could be one such good route to explore.
As customer demand for low carbon goods and services is rising, it is becoming increasingly important for suppliers to demonstrate their carbon footprint. More and more businesses are reviewing their supply chain emissions. All of these factors will drive future growth in the low carbon market sectors including bioenergy, energy-from-waste, energy systems and bioproducts.
How can low carbon opportunities benefit you?
Produce new high value materials from waste which can be commercialised
Create new value-from-waste products by turning them into energy
Generate new value from better management of energy use and generation, using advanced control systems to optimise heating, cooling and electricity
Develop new opportunities in emerging and disruptive marketplaces
Connect to other companies in the energy and bioproducts supply chains
Ambitious government targets to increase the security of energy supply and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will drive growth in the bioenergy, energy-from-waste, energy systems and bioproducts sectors over the next ten years.
According to the Committee on Climate Change, bioenergy alone could provide up to 15% of UK energy demand in a low carbon economy by 2050. It is now the largest contributing renewable technology in the UK, providing 7.4% of primary energy supply.
The Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) at Aston University is working to provide practical solutions for businesses to explore these increasingly important, vibrant markets.
EBRI offers expert support to businesses looking to reduce their carbon footprint, diversify into new markets with sustainable products, or collaborate to develop new technologies.
Business Opportunities - industry partnerships
The growth of these sectors is forecast to generate a wealth of opportunities in the UK including design, construction, new business technologies and supply chain. Organisations of any size and industry sector can benefit from being involved.
The Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) at Aston University is leading in the challenge to share knowledge and support collaboration with companies in across the UK, Europe and beyond.
Business Support
EBRI provides practical bioenergy and energy systems solutions for businesses to explore the growing Energy-from-Waste (EfW) and bioproducts markets, and the opportunities they offer.
Specialist support, cutting-edge technologies and bespoke events are available free of charge to eligible West Midlands SMEs.*
* SME businesses located within the following West Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas: Greater Birmingham and Solihull, Black Country, Coventry and Warwickshire, the Marches, and Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.