The energy saving interventions in an industrial facility may be simple low-cost measures or even capital intensive interventions with medium term payback time.

In any case, a program of energy saving measures should be implemented according to technical and financial criteria, so as to meet the needs of the particular industry. Furthermore, it should be applied in areas where there is significant potential for saving energy thereby maximizing the economic benefits resulting from the interventions and reducing the payback time of the invested capital.

The most important energy saving interventions that can be implemented in an industrial facility are: the replacement of motors with modern high-efficiency motors, the modernization of the compressed air systems , the adjustment , maintenance and replacement of boilers , ovens , furnaces , insulation pipes , tanks and other equipment , heat recovery interventions , the installation of an energy management system , the substitution of liquid fuels with natural gas or the installation of an alternative energy supply system (renewable energy, CHP, etc).

The most significant benefits resulting from energy saving interventions in an industrial facility are:

• Reduction of the cost of the final product thereby improving the competitiveness of the industry.

• Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and compliance of the industry with relevant EU Directives.

• Positive contribution to the energy balance of the country due to the reduction of energy consumption.
  

• Positive contribution to the country's efforts to reduce dependence on imported fuels.
  

• Positive contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions both at a national and international level.