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With EMFF support the Ministry of Rural Affairs is improving energy and resource efďŹ ciency among ďŹ sh processors
Better technology can yield signiďŹ cant savings Support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) can be used to carry out energy or resource audits for companies processing ďŹ shing and aquaculture products in order to determine the best solutions for energy or resource efďŹ ciency.
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n energy or resource audit must be carried out by competent auditors. An energy audit is defined as a systematic procedure that is carried out to analyse the existing energy consumption profile of a building or an industrial operation. A report is drawn up that identifies and quantifies costeffective energy savings opportunities.
An audit is the first step towards more efficient production A resource audit, on the other hand, is the systematic study of the resource usage of a company and includes an analysis of the production equipment in use and of production stocks, the production factors of goods and services, and the amount of waste generated during production. The purpose of the audit is to assess the potential for resource savings in the company and the findings are documented in a report. The first call for applications for support took place from April 2017 to December 2017. A total of nine applications were received, amounting to 50,000 euros. The second call lasts from April 2018 to the end of the year.
Support from the EMFF is available for investments in energy and resource saving measures in fish processing plants. Pictured, the freezing facility of the Estonian Trawling Association.
EMFF support can also be used to make fish processing companies more energy or resource efficient. The purpose of the support is to improve the energy savings and resource productivity of the company by introducing more efficient technologies and solutions and thereby reducing the impact the processor has on the environment. Upon applying for support it is essential for an energy or resource audit to have
been carried out in the company during the last three years. This audit proposes energy and resource saving projects that the company should undertake. The first call took place in December 2017. Six companies applied for investment support for energy or resource efficiency amounting to 1.6 million euros. Companies applied for investment support to improve lighting, save energy, and to purchase equipment that
enables energy and resource savings (raw material, water, packing materials, waste, etc.). The second call is planned for summer 2018.
Half the envisaged investment can be covered by EMFF support For the audit support the applicant’s own contribution is 50, meaning that the person
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