Authors: Ali Hasanbeigi, Cecilia Springer
First-of-its-kind Decision Tree for textile companies seeking to adopt low-carbon thermal energy technologies.
Published as part of our latest report earlier this week (Commissioned by the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) and authored by our team at Global Efficiency Intelligence), this decision tree is a simplified guideline to help textile companies navigate the complex journey of decarbonizing and electrifying their heating.
Here are some highlights about this decision tree:
- Step-by-Step Guidance: Starts with assessing the feasibility of corporate renewable energy (RE) procurement by 2030—a critical factor for electrification success.
- Tailored Technology Choices: Evaluates options like electric boilers, steam-generating heat pumps, and sustainable biomass boilers based on key criteria such as grid emissions, electricity-to-fuel price ratios, and capital availability.
- Emissions-Focused Decisions: Highlights grid thresholds, electricity-to-fuel price ratios, and ensures biomass solutions are sustainable and verifiable.
- Practical Considerations: Accounts for real-world factors, such as the need for pollutant control technologies in biomass boilers and the role of policy advocacy when RE procurement isn’t feasible.
Learn more about the decision tree and low-carbon heating for the textile industry in our new report.
Figure. Decision tree for textile facilities in the studied countries seeking to adopt low-carbon thermal energy technologies