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Energy Management for Industry Executive summary
…of 30% or more, with many of the measures at low- or no-cost. In International Energy Agency (IEA) Member countries alone, aligning the energy performance of all firms with the top 25% most energy-efficient companies in their respective subsectors could reduce total industrial energy costs by up to USD 600 billion per annum. While not all firms can achieve the performance of the top 25% due to variations in product composition, specifications, and value, the magnitude highlights the significant savings potential from scaling up best practices already in use. Energy management policy packages can also facilitate the spread of ene...
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Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency for Business Quality and reputation
…occurrence of defects. These effects are particularly important in manufacturing sectors where small deviations can affect product quality and increase waste.For example, an industrial bakery in Switzerland implemented a highly efficient centralised cooling system with CO₂-refrigerant and advanced controls. The system allowed for a more constant controlled temperature and reduced downtime, improving product quality and consistency, all while reducing energy costs and embodied refrigerant emissions.Similar effects are observed in other manufacturing processes. For instance, at an Irish insulation company, replacing an inefficient moulding machine with a more efficient one, combined with waste heat recovery, led to more…
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State of Energy Policy 2026 Webinar
…Energy Policy 2026 report provides a unique overview of policy progress in 2025 across all energy sectors and instruments, with a special focus on government spending, energy efficiency regulations, and the contribution of the energy sector to nationally determined contributions and long-term net zero pledges.This year’s report examines energy security policies since 1973, from oil and natural gas to energy technology supply chains and critical minerals. It also highlights the policy momentum around energy access, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, taking stock of the policy progress since the IEA Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa in 2024…
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Energy Sub-Saharan Africa
…energy efficiency Reliable data is essential for planning, monitoring and evaluating policies and investments in energy access, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Energy data is the bedrock of evidence-based and data-driven policymaking, and reliable data is critical for measuring progress against targets and metrics, such as SDG 7. The IEA develops and makes freely available comparable, reliable, country-level energy statistics for sub-Saharan African countries, with particular efforts made to release enhanced data for the countries participating in the programme. The IEA will ensure the data availability beyond the duration of the programme. Learn more The energy…
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655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target
…2023 and 2024 data, shows while most regions are nearing universal access, progress in Sub-Saharan Africa has slowed significantly, and the pace of electrification must triple to achieve universal access by 2030. Despite these challenges, the report highlights encouraging progress in several areas of sustainable energy. Renewable energy continued its strong expansion, accounting for over 30 per cent of global electricity consumption; while renewable energy-generating capacity reached a global record of 544 watts per person. International public financial flows supporting clean energy in developing countries increased slightly to $24.6 billion; and improvements in global energy efficiency continued…
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Renewables for Industry Executive summary
…heat electrification. This linkage between industrial electricity demand and growing renewable generation is becoming an important driver of decarbonisation across industrial sectors. It contributes to greater system flexibility, strengthens energy security by reducing dependence on fossil fuel imports, and fosters economic growth, industrialisation and employment. Low-temperature industrial heat and steam are ready for electrification, but market conditions are not yet in place Improving energy efficiency is the foundational step in preparing for the electrification of low-temperature heat and steam. Energy efficiency measures lower overall heat demand, reduce losses and thereby enable smaller, more cost-effective electrification solutions. In…
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Brazil 2025 Policy recommendations for Brazil
… 12. Encourage building owners to pursue voluntary energy audits on existing buildings, starting with larger buildings.13. Integrate energy efficiency and thermal comfort standards into social housing programmes. Electricity 14. Undertake a comprehensive review of institutional, regulatory and market frameworks to ensure a secure, affordable and future-proof power system that recognises the contributions and capabilities of all actors in a diversified system.15. Incentivise all forms of power system flexibility resources, including existing hydropower and demand-side response, to integrate large shares of wind and solar photovoltaics (PV) in a secure and efficient way. 16. Reform the electricity retail…
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Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency for Business Operational benefits
…More efficient and electrified technologies typically have fewer moving parts and operate under more stable conditions, leading to lower failure rates and reduced servicing requirements. As a result, maintenance costs can fall by 25% to 80%, depending on the technology. For example, LEDs have longer lifetimes and require less frequent replacement, which can be particularly valuable in industrial settings where access is more complex and costly.Further gains can be seen in industrial processes. In food processing, for example, a high-efficiency centrifugal compressor has been shown to reduce energy consumption by more than 40% while cutting maintenance costs by…
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Global Energy and Climate Model Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE)
…levels of concern about energy security and affordability after the global energy crisis.With these in mind, we have revisited several aspects of the design of the NZE Scenario in 2025, while maintaining the end point of net zero energy-related CO2 emissions by 2050, in order to provide an up-to-date analysis of the current state of efforts to meet the Paris Agreement target of 1.5 °C and additional efforts needed to achieve it in the current context.Consequently, while the NZE Scenario still achieves the COP28 energy goals of doubling the pace of annual efficiency improvements and tripling…
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Key Questions on Energy and AI Executive summary
…the energy efficiency of AI is improving at a rate unprecedented in energy history. Software and hardware advances have resulted in the energy use per AI task dropping by at least an order of magnitude annually in recent years. Simple text queries now typically consume less electricity than running a television over the same period of time. If all conventional internet searches were performed with simple AI text queries, it would consume less than 4 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity annually, equivalent to less than 1% of total data centre consumption today.However, new energy-intensive AI applications are increasingly…
