Green Industry:

Deploying Best Environmental Practices andTechniques Africa

Rene VAN BERKEL
Chief, Cleaner and Sustainable Production Unit
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Vienna, Austria

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The Resource Efficiency Challenge

Sustainable industrial development requires technology, innovationand investment which are driven by businessGreen Industry for Africa

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Green Industry• Greening of Industry– Continuous improvementof resource productivity
and environmental
performance of industries
in all sectors• Cleaner Production• Energy Efficiency• Chemicals Management• Etc.

• (Creating) GreenIndustries– Industrial supply ofenvironmental goods andservices• Waste management• Resource recovery• Renewable energy• Etc.

Through the widespread transfer and deployment of better
environmental practices and techniques
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• Multi-stakeholder forum for mobilizing, mainstreaming
and advancing Green Industry around the world• Launched with UNEP during Rio+20 Conference• Governed by Executive and Advisory Boards withsupport from Technical Expert Committee• Supported by 146 organizations, representing
government (25), business (70) and otherorganizations (51)– Including 19 from Africa• National governments of Burkina Faso, Cote d’ Ivore,Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and South Africa
www.greenindustryplatform.org
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Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production(Kenya)• Chandaria Paper• Sanitary paper products from waste paper
Improvement
Area
EnergyManagement

Principal Options
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Water
ManagementMaterials
ManagementSub-metering electricity
Motor downsizing andintroduction of VSD
Boiler efficiency
monitoring
Metering and submetering water andwaste water
Preventive maintenance(leak reduction)
Reuse of clean water
Higher grade waste
paper
Better processmonitoring and tests, forprocess control
Selection of appropriate
chemicals for water
treatment
Inclined screens toprevent overflows

EconomicBenefits

Resource
Pollution Reduction
Conservation~ USD 260,000

Power savingsof 5.4 MWh

1,450 ton GHG reduction~ USD 22,000

150,000 m3
water saving

150,000 m3 effluent
reduction and reduced
pollutant concentration by
50%~ USD 350,000

3,200 tonmaterials
conservation

900 ton reduction insludge disposal>USD 630,000• Assisted by Kenya Cleaner Production Centre, one of 11 NCPCs inAfrica and founding member of global RECPnetwork
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Chemical Leasing (Egypt)• Service based business model for sustainablechemicals’ use and disposal– ABB ARAB white goods’ producer
Parameter
 Consumption ofpowder coat Cost of powder
coating Powder waste

Before ChL

0.2 kg/m2

After ChL

0.16 kg/m2

Difference-20%

3.8 l.E/ m2

3.2 l.E/ m2-16%

12%(disposal)

4-5%(recycle)

-100%
+20%

Production
capacity

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Industrial Energy Efficiency (South Africa)
Four energy intensive industries were in first
2 years after implementation of Energy Management
System were to conserve > 190million kWh andsave ~ 18million USD

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Renewable Energy (Zambia)• Demonstrations of renewable energy forsustainable rural development• 1 MW small hydropower with mini grid for productiveuses• 60 kW PV to power fishing villages• 25 kW biomass gasifier supporting sustainable forestry
management

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Low Carbon and Climate Resilient
Industrial Development
GI Pilots
Awareness & understanding
Barriers and incentives for GI adoption

Assessment of technology
needs and opportunities for
reduced carbon intensity andclimate vulnerability in agroindustry and environment
sectors

Conduciveenvironment

Awareness & understanding
Locally appropriate technology options

Access to technology,know how, finance

Government Action

Partnerships

Mobilizing GI methods,
instruments and techniques
for realization ofgovernment’s mitigation andadaptation goals

Greater awareness, exchange ofbest practices and adoption of
low carbon and climate resilient
techniques by business sectors

Innovative public private
partnerships and increased SouthSouth and South-North-South
cooperation

New pilot project funded by Japan to start in Q3 2014 in Egypt, Kenya
Senegal and South Africa
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Green Industry = Development Priority•

Triple bottom line development
benefits
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Income and employment creation
Competitive and sustainable business
Innovative and value-adding products
Natural resource security
Mitigation and adaptation to climate change
Environmental management
Industrial and chemical safety
Chairs’ Summary, Senior Officers Meeting, TGIC, 15 November 2011
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Thank you
Rene VAN BERKEL

Chief, Cleaner and Sustainable Production Unitr.vanberkel(at)unido.org
www.greenindustryplatform.org
www.recpnet.org
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