Reducing CO2 emissions concerns every sector
The science is beyond argument: human activities are responsible for the climate crisis, mainly because of the carbon emissions they create. From the chemicals and pharmaceutical industries to construction and civil engineering, defense, paper-making and public services, every sector of the economy and every economic actor has to act to reduce their CO2 emissions.
Being seen to act as a good citizen has a major influence on public opinion, which is increasingly aware of the impacts different industries have on the climate.
Similarly, in every sector and industry, regulations are changing quickly and becoming more restrictive. Any business that fails to reduce its climate impact runs the risk of causing long-term harm to its activities, perhaps even of being banned once and for all.
Leaving aside any outside pressures or frameworks, the climate crisis itself can compromise a business’ activities within a very short timeframe. For example, the increasing frequency and severity of periods of drought has negative impacts on the availability of water resources, which are critical to countless industrial sites.
This is why we offer our customers an extensive range of solutions for measuring and reducing their CO2 emissions. These solutions are investments in the future, and generally also improve the efficiency of installations and thus production costs.
According to the 2024 Barometer Report 89 share that climate disruption is currently happening
Our approaches for reducing CO2 emissions
We offer all our customers solutions that act on key levers for reducing their CO2 emissions. They make it possible for local authority and industrial customers not just to measure their environmental footprint but also, more importantly, to reduce it by switching to a more environmentally friendly energy mix, coupled with countless other services for improving their energy efficiency and by pooling a portion of their infrastructure.
Improving energy optimization
We improve for our customers at every point in the chain, from production to use. Our smart solutions identify opportunities for energy optimization, ensuring reduced operational costs and carbon emissions.
By leveraging data, they enhance waste sorting, recycling efficiency, and resource recovery, contributing to a greener future. Our Hubgrade management solution delivers energy efficiency savings for buildings and other forms of infrastructure, leveraging real-time data to optimize decisions and on-site or remote interventions.
Measuring and certifying CO2 emissions
We work with our customers to measure their environmental footprint, particularly greenhouse gas emissions. In the face of growing pressure from legislation and public opinion, most of our customers find it has become vital to have accurate and reliable measurements of their CO2 emissions. Once the readings are known, we can identify areas where improvements can be made and work with them to implement a reduction plan to help them meet their goals.
Our solutions for reducing carbon emissions
GreenPath
With the GreenPath Zero Carbon offer, Veolia is able to provide solutions to municipal, industrial and tertiary markets to reduce their direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, from upstream to downstream in their value chain.
Based on operational audits and using tools to calculate the environmental footprint, Veolia can co-construct and implement its customers' roadmap and design the most relevant solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of their activities, optimising their energy efficiency, providing low-carbon commodities and optimising the recycling of waste, creating local loops of green energy, or reusing their wasterwater.
The Carbon Capture
Among the existing CO2 capture processes, the Absorption method is the most commonly used.
The incineration flue gases are conveyed to the capture unit. In an absorption column, CO2 molecules adhere to a liquid chemical solvent. Then, a thermal process separates the CO2 and regenerates the solvent for reuse in a loop. The carbon dioxide can then be stored in deep geological formations or used as a raw material in the manufacturing of industrial products.
There are other technologies available, and Veolia will support you in implementing the most suitable one for your specific contex.
HubGrade
Veolia is driving ecological transformation by combining digital innovation with operational excellence. Hubgrade builds on our commitment to sustainability by integrating real-time data, human expertise, and actionable insights to enhance efficiency across industries and municipalities. It optimizes energy use to reduce costs and carbon emissions, enables smarter water management by tracking consumption and minimizing wastage, and enhances waste solutions through improved sorting, recycling, and resource recovery. By promoting efficiency and integrating renewable solutions, Hubgrade empowers our clients to achieve their operational and environmental goals with greater ease.
The Veolia Difference
- Smaller environmental footprint
- Social responsibility
- Secure energy supplies
- Optimized performance
- Optimized costs
- Traceable and transparent
We Did It!!!
LICENSING OF CO2 PLANT (NTPC)
Veolia Carbon Clean was awarded its first project of 25 TPD Licensing of CCP ~ 10 TPD Carbon to Ethanol (comprising of 25 TPD CCP, 3 TPD Hydrogen unit & 10 TPD Ethanol synthesis unit) by Jakson Green for NTPC project in Lara, Chhattisgarh in July 2024.
CO2 CAPTURE FROM FLUE GAS (TATA STEEL)
As a step towards decarbonization, Tata Steel ((leading steel manufacturing companies of India) has build a 5TPD (tons per day) plant in their Jamshedpur campus for capturing CO2. The technology used is CDRMax technology from Carbon Clean (global leader in carbon capture technology and services), UK.
A 3 years contract is awarded to Veolia for providing the O&M for capturing CO2 from flue gas of a blast furnace at the steel plant. The captured CO2 is used as neutraliser for in-house needs.