The Odda smelter has entered into an agreement with the Norwegian state-owned company, Enova, which supports energy-saving projects, to save 67 GWh (base year: 2007) during the period from 2008 to 2012. This corresponds to approximately 10 per cent of Odda's total energy consumption.
A reduction of 10.2 GWh in energy consumption had been achieved by the end of 2010, partly by actioning insufficiently insulated pipes and installing heat recycling equipment in the compressors. But it is also vital to involve the plant's employees in the work and to highlight the value of small, everyday measures in reducing consumption.
A total of 70 or so energy-saving projects are now in progress, whose effects can be measured in the years ahead in the form of reduced energy consumption.