Energy Efficiency and Process Optimisation in the Process Industry
About This Course
The process industry—covering chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, fine chemicals, food, semiconductor, water and allied sectors—plays a vital role in global industrial output. While continuous processes such as refining and chemical manufacturing offer significant opportunities for process integration and retrofit-based energy recovery, the pharmaceutical and other batch-based sectors face distinct challenges, where energy performance depends more on scheduling, load management, and auxiliary systems such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and air handling.
This 5-day comprehensive course equips process and sustainability professionals with the analytical tools and practical methodologies needed to improve energy efficiency, optimise process performance, and implement sustainable operations. Combining theory, real-world case studies, and hands-on exercises, participants will gain the ability to identify inefficiencies, design retrofit solutions, and drive measurable improvements in energy and carbon performance across both continuous and batch industries.
What You'll Learn
1) Understand energy consumption patterns and efficiency opportunities across continuous and batch process industries.
2) Analyse and interpret process energy data to identify inefficiencies and retrofit opportunities.
3) Apply optimisation techniques for process integration, resource recovery, and retrofit design.
4) Evaluate scheduling, load-smoothing, and utility optimisation strategies for batch and pharmaceutical processes.
5) Identify energy-saving and decarbonisation opportunities in utilities, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and air handling systems.
6) Formulate an actionable Energy Efficiency Improvement Plan (EEIP) tailored to participants’ plants or processes.
Entry Requirements
This is an intermediate-to-advanced level course. Participants are expected to have:
1) A diploma or degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Process) or a related scientific discipline.
2) At least 1–2 years of work experience in a process industry (e.g., chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, food, semiconductor, or water treatment).
3) Basic familiarity with process flow diagrams, energy balances, and common industrial equipment such as pumps, heat exchangers, and compressors.