Switching to Synthetic Lubricants | Apparel Impact Institute

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Pre-seed

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Solutions that are at a concept level and in the process of evaluating and establishing their impact potential.

Pilot

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Solutions that are in the process of testing their solution in order to demonstrate a proof of concept.

Goal:

This pilot aims to demonstrate the technical route to GHG reduction and develop business case for the solution.

Model

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Solutions that are working towards de-risking and reducing known barriers to scale.

Scale

Definition:

Solutions that are commercially viable with a proven go-to-market strategy.

Pilot

Current Level

Pre-seed

Model

Scale

Pilot DEFINITION

Solutions that are in the process of testing their solution in order to demonstrate a proof of concept.

Goal Of This Pilot Solution

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This pilot aims to demonstrate the technical route to GHG reduction and develop business case for the solution.

Current Level

Pre-seed DEFINITION

Solutions that are at a concept level and in the process of evaluating and establishing their impact potential.

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Model DEFINITION

Solutions that are working towards de-risking and reducing known barriers to scale.

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Scale DEFINITION

Solutions that are commercially viable with a proven go-to-market strategy.

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Forecasted Solution impact

The synthetic lubricants are more efficient due to their reduced friction, superior temperature stability, consistent viscosity maintenance, resistance to oxidation and contaminants, and extended oil change intervals. By switching to synthetic lubricants from conventional mineral oil lubricants, the two mills will experience emissions reduction.

What are the different saving types?

GHG savings

0.01–0.03

kgCO2e

Forecasted average savings

Per kg production

136

tCO2e

Forecasted total savings

All sites / year

0.69% Average

Energy savings

0.13–0.33

Forecasted average savings

Per kg production

1,750

Forecasted total savings

All sites / year

0.69% Average

Funding contributions

The funding will be used to conduct baseline assessments, implementation and monitoring of the impact of switching to synthetic lubricant in tier 2 & 3 facility. With this GT will develop a Standard Operating Procedure on use of synthetic oil lubricants. By disseminating this knowledge a simple switch can be made across all the tier 2 & 3 facilities.

$71,215

Total funding over a 1 year period

Aii Funding

$71,215

tCO₂e =

$522

$67 industry average

Average forecasted total investment cost per tCO₂e reduction

Forecasted COST PER tCO₂e

DISCLAIMER: These are average projected values, average cost and impact ratios will depend on site specific implementation.

What are the different saving types?

Implementation Plan

The project will start with identification and onboarding of two mills (one yarn and one wet processing) for participation in pilot project and onboarding a synthetic lubricant service provider. Following baseline assessments, mineral oil will be replaced with synthetic lubricant and equipment will be rebooted. Energy consumption will be monitored and energy and cost savings will be calculated. A Standard Operating Procedure and case studies will be created and disseminated.

12 months

Projected project length

Implementation milestones

Grant Thornton will work with Bluwin and Aii to select mills for the project.

Inception phase

Identification and onboarding of mills

Baseline assessment

Lubricant change over

Post implementation M&V

Debriefing mills and SOP development

Wider dissemination

Solution providers

Grant Thornton India

Grant Thornton India is a part of GT International. GT has strong consultancy and advisory experience in climate change mitigation and adaptation, has provided technical assistance and executed capacity building projects in 45+ countries with extensive experience across the textile value chain.

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