Near-term actions for Indian companies to scale clean solutions

The document serves as a 'starter' guide for Indian businesses to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy solutions over a two-to-five-year horizon. It emphasizes a three-pronged approach: prioritizing energy demand reduction, acting immediately while improving performance over time, and continuously improving data quality. The guide provides detailed frameworks for measuring energy consumption, conducting energy audits, and benchmarking performance. A significant portion of the document is dedicated to 'Process Heat' (up to 400°C), offering a phased transition plan that includes mapping heat demand, improving efficiency, evaluating clean technologies (such as industrial heat pumps, electric boilers, and solar thermal), and calculating the total cost of ownership. It also includes case studies from companies like Epic Group and DCM Shriram to demonstrate the technical and financial viability of electrification in industrial laundry and steam applications.

• The guide advocates for three overarching principles to drive decarbonization: prioritizing the reduction of energy demand, taking immediate action while optimizing performance over time, and continuously improving measurement and data quality.
• Industrial heat pumps are highlighted as a highly efficient alternative for sectors like food and beverage, textiles, and chemicals, offering energy savings between 40% and 65% and reducing emissions by 20% to 80% compared to gas boilers.
• The document recommends a phased transition plan for process heat to manage costs and operational risks, starting with low-cost, high-impact energy efficiency upgrades before moving to capital-intensive technology shifts.
• Case studies demonstrate the viability of electrification: Epic Group's apparel hub expects to displace 12,500 metric tonnes of CO2 using heat pumps for laundry, and DCM Shriram successfully demonstrated a heat pump delivering low-pressure steam at 110°C with a heating COP of 2.26.
• The guide identifies several clean heat technology options beyond heat pumps, including mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) for 50-90% energy savings, electric boilers reaching 500°C, and solar thermal solutions with potential payback periods of 3-5 years.

APA

We Mean Business Coalition (2026). Near-term actions for Indian companies to scale clean solutions. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Energy-Transition-Business-Action-Checklists-Process-Heat.pdf

Chicago

We Mean Business Coalition. Near-term actions for Indian companies to scale clean solutions. 2026. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Energy-Transition-Business-Action-Checklists-Process-Heat.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=We Mean Business Coalition |title=Near-term actions for Indian companies to scale clean solutions |date=2026 |url=https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Energy-Transition-Business-Action-Checklists-Process-Heat.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{wemeanbusinesscoalition2026nearterm, author = {{We Mean Business Coalition}}, title = {{Near-term actions for Indian companies to scale clean solutions}}, institution = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Energy-Transition-Business-Action-Checklists-Process-Heat.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }