E2P2 Concept and Its Market

Energy Efficiency and Pollution Prevention (E2P2) involves efficient and optimized simultaneous use of energy and resources to enhance productivity and profitability and at the same time reduce energy consumption and minimize the production of environmental wastes.

Energy Efficiency (E2) concept is simply the utilization of energy to its maximum potential. Although energy constitutes the major portion of the total annual operating cost of a company, since it is involve in every process and operation, it also has the largest potential for significant savings. When energy inputs are optimized, financial operating results significantly improved.

Pollution Prevention (P2) concept on the other hand applies the efficient use of materials to minimize if not eliminates wastes and their impact to the environment. For most of the manufacturing companies, waste is a sign of inefficient process and material conversion into useful products. Thus, minimizing wastes enhances productivity and product quality.

E2P2 is a two-way approach and has been proven to be cost effective in many cases. While E2 approach focuses on improving or maximizing the existing processes, the P2 on the other hand focuses on restructuring the processes to optimize the use of materials and eliminate wastes. The E2P2 combined approach is workable because of the simple reason that energy is a necessary and therefore integrated in all processes steps and business operations. In a typical manufacturing scenario for instance, end-of-process wastes normally requires significant amount of resources (i.e. energy and materials) to produce. Therefore, in reducing that waste, the energy and materials required in its production can be reuse and converted into more salable products. Also, the other costs associated with that waste would be avoided and utilized for other needs of the company.

E2P2 is, therefore, a rational and proactive initiative involving the following:

• Process and/or procedure modifications
• Equipment and/or technology modifications
• In-process recycling
• Product and/or Raw materials reformulation
• Housekeeping improvements
• Operation and maintenance improvements

As a part of E2P2 activity, IIEC will work towards structuring a specific implementation process to integrate energy and material efficiency issues by evaluating impact of processes over its life cycle assessing (life cycle assessment) its linkage with industrial ecology, identifying and addressing market barriers by promoting standards, supporting regulatory framework in the context of environment and world trade issues and lastly, by promoting alternatives analysis” embedded in the due diligence process for lending. Process that IIEC will follow includes the tasks, such as:

• Compare with international benchmarks
• Identify E2P2 “closed loop” opportunities
• Perform Economic and Technical Feasibilities
• Identify Market Barriers; Regulatory Impacts



• Prepare Bankable Reports
• Implement Project
• Multiplicity in Sectors
• Develop Evaluation Criteria

Basically, LCA deals with analyzing the impact of the product, taking a “cradle to grave” approach (see figure). This approach allows a methodological assessment of the environmental impacts including the material and energy intensity of the product and processes. Assessment of IIEC will use national / regional finance flows and interdependence of factors of economy in analyzing the best-fit technologies.

• Provide technical expertise on the promotion and adoption of the E2P2 among industries
• Create awareness and understanding on the benefits of employing the concept through awareness campaigns and capacity building trainings
• Develop and promote policies and programs that encourage the adoption of the E2P2
• Promote and develop the marketing and use of E2P2 practices and technologies
• Provide access to E2P2 technologies and funding sources