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Increase profit margins through smart projects.

We provide energy efficiency, bioenergy and solar advice to industrial and large commercial companies. Our goal is your goal: to see energy costs come down and projects implemented, whether they are behavioural changes or complex capital works projects. In all cases, we work alongside you through the entire process, from high level energy management diagnostics to final measurement and verification of energy savings.

Last Updated: 05/05/26

Animal Processing
Chemical Processing
Commercial Buildings
Food & Beverage

Animal Processing

Key Insights:

Animal processing plants depend heavily on utility services such as steam, hot water, chilled water, glycol, ammonia refrigeration, compressed air, and lighting.
Process quality needs are critical.
A lot of heat required is relatively low-grade making waste heat utilisation possible, and is suited to cogeneration
The efficiency of key utility services is not often monitored and is under-performing, particularly refrigeration
It is rare that facilities understand how their energy use correlates to production or weather data
Wastewater can be used to produce biogas for hot water or cogeneration, to supplement energy needs and meet carbon reduction targets
Solar PV is under-utilised in the sector

Our Experience:

Energy utility costs can be reduced by up to 30% whilst ensuring product quality outcomes are maintained.
Over 10 energy audits of animal processing facilities
Solar PV support
Multiple boiler and cogeneration studies
Biomass boiler specification and tendering

Typical Services:

Energy audits & Sankey diagrams
Business cases for energy cost reductions
Feasibility studies for cogeneration, boilers, compressed air, refrigeration, biomass boilers, heat recovery, and steam systems.
Measurement and Verification for creation of energy savings certificates in NSW and VIC.

Craig Morgan

Managing Director

Craig is a mechanical engineer with 20 years’ experience including more than fifteen years' assisting organisations manage energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and the impacts of climate change.

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Chemical Processing

Key Insights:

The sector is challenged by fluctuating chemical prices and rising input costs, and the payback for energy efficiency initiatives needs to be short
Third-party maintenance contractors are often not incentivsed to be proactive in driving energy efficiency initiatives
Cogeneration is sometimes used but is often operating sub-optimally
Process optimisation offers the cheapest and most significant energy reduction potential
The sector is lagging in the setting of carbon reduction targets
Waste heat opportunities are under-utilised

Our Experience:

NG personnel have worked in chemical processes including ammonium nitrate, petro-chemical
NG personnel have consulted on energy efficiency in petro-chemicals, plastics, etc.

Typical Services:

Energy audits & Sankey diagrams
Feasibility studies for heat recovery, pump upgrades, KPIs, process improvements
Pinch analysis
Business cases for energy cost reductions
Measurement and Verification for creation of energy savings and carbon certificates.

Craig Morgan

Managing Director

Craig is a mechanical engineer with 20 years’ experience including more than fifteen years' assisting organisations manage energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and the impacts of climate change.

Contact Craig

Commercial Buildings

Key Insights:

Energy use patterns in commercial buildings can vary widely depending on the type of facility (e.g. hospitals, prisons, universities, office buildings, libraries, car parks and sports facilities).
Commercial buildings are often long-lived and strategic long-term energy reduction projects can be favourably looked upon.
There can be hundreds of small facilities under management and tracking energy use data can be difficult, yet the cumulative energy spend is significant
External facility managers are not always proactive in driving energy efficiency initiatives
Cogeneration is sometimes used but is often operating sub-optimally
Solar PV is making strong in-roads yet still under-utilised in the sector
Large energy users in the sector are generally aquatic centres, water, large sports arenas, hospitals/health centres, and prisons
The sector is increasing attention to the setting of carbon reduction targets

Our Experience:

>50 energy audits of buildings
>50 cogeneration studies
>10 building simulations
3,000,000 energy efficiency certificates created from lighting upgrades in commercial buildings

Typical Services:

Energy audits (lighting, HVAC, whole building) & Sankey diagrams
Building simulation modellling
Feasibility studies for upgrades to cogeneration, lighting, HVAC, Building Management System
Business cases for energy cost reductions
Measurement and Verification for creation of energy savings and carbon certificates.
Certificates & ratings (NABERS, BEECs, Greenstar)

Grant Raja

Principal Consultant

Grant Raja is an economist with over 20+ years of experience in data, strategy, reporting and emissions programs. Grant aims to help commercial and industrial clients find and develop a clear pathway to transform and take advantage of the opportunities to decarbonise and digitise.

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Food & Beverage

Key Insights:

Food & beverage plants depend heavily on utility services such as steam, hot water, chilled water, glycol, ammonia refrigeration, compressed air, and lighting.
Process quality needs are critical.
A lot of heat required is relatively low-grade making waste heat utilisation possible
The efficiency of key utility services is not often monitored
It is rare that facilities understand how their energy use correlates to production or weather data
Food and beverage plants can utilise locally available renewable bioenergy to help supplement energy needs and meet carbon reduction targets
Solar PV is under-utilised in the sector

Our Experience:

Energy utility costs can be reduced by up to 30% whilst ensuring product quality outcomes are maintained
Our experience covers dairy, softdrink, brewing, snackfoods, chocolate, cheese/dairy, milk processing, vegetable processing
NG personnel have worked in large food & beverage companies

Typical Services:

Energy audits & Sankey diagrams
Business cases for energy cost reductions
Feasibility studies for cogen, boiler upgrades, compressed air improvements, refrigeration upgrades, biomass boilers, heat recovery, and steam system improvements.
Measurement and Verification for creation of energy savings and carbon certificates.

Craig Morgan

Managing Director

Craig is a mechanical engineer with 20 years’ experience including more than fifteen years' assisting organisations manage energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and the impacts of climate change.

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Manufacturing
Mining
Oil & Gas
Pharmaceutical & Health Products

Manufacturing

Key Insights:

Manufacturing plants depend heavily on utility services such as steam, hot water, chilled water, glycol, ammonia refrigeration, compressed air, hydraulics, and lighting.
Process quality needs are critical and there can often be a central process that consumes a majority of energy use.
Many manufacturers don’t closely track how energy is influenced by external factors and the process
Saving energy doesn’t mean a compromise in line speed or product quality
Manufacturing plants can utilise locally available bioenergy to help supplement energy needs
Bioenergy is one of the few low-carbon alternatives to natural gas for meeting high temperature process needs
Heat recovery is under-utilised and can help reduce rising gas costs
Solar PV is under-utilised

Our Experience:

Worked with leading manufacturers in multiple sectors covering sites with energy spend from AUD 1-70million per annum
Multi-year contracts as energy management partner (Virtual Energy Manager)

Typical Services:

Energy audits (steam, electricity, transport) & Sankey diagrams
Plant energy system modelling and simulations (theoretical minimum energy use, HOMER modelling for micro-grids, Pinch Analysis)
Feasibility studies for cogen, boiler upgrades, compressed air improvements, refrigeration upgrades, biomass boilers, heat recovery, and steam system improvements.
Detailed assessment and monitoring (compressed air leak audit and report, real power, pressure, temperature, refrigeration COP, fan efficiency)
Business cases for energy cost reductions
Energy management diagnostics similar to ISO50001 gap analysis
Measurement and Verification for creation of energy savings or carbon certificates

Angela Clarke

Principal Consultant

Angela has 30+ years experience and has worked in a variety of roles across the steel and chemical industries including operations management, and process design and improvement.

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Mining

Key Insights:

The remoteness of mining operations can result in high energy costs,
High staff turnover on sites can be a barrier to building a long term program for energy management.
Comminution can use >50% of electricity
Transport fuels can be 50% the overall energy input cost for a mining operation
A limited mine life puts pressure on energy efficiency projects to keep payback short
Renewable fuels are still expensive and are currently limited by feedstock availability
Hydrogen (renewably sourced) or ethanol from ligno-cellulosic feedstock are potential long-term renewable alternatives
Data from engine management or vehicle tracking systems is under-utilised
Tyre wear, fuel use and O&M costs can be all reduced through better loading practices and speed management of mining haul trucks
Energy efficiency should be part of long term fleet optimisation procedures

Our Experience:

Energy utility costs can be significantly reduced whilst ensuring quality outcomes are still met by looking at diesel & electricity efficiency, renewable energy and procurement processes
Solar PV is under-utilised in the sector
We have personnel who have worked with mining companies over the past 25 years to map the energy flows and energy efficiency in gold, nickel, coal, and mineral sands sectors, including electricity, natural gas, and diesel use for both power and transport.
We have worked with some of the largest miners including Newcrest, Xstrata, St Barbara, Iluka Resources, and Northgate Minerals
Fuel use in a mine could be reduced by 13% through better route management

Typical Services:

Energy audits
Build business cases for energy efficiency improvements
Renewable energy investigations
NGER, NPI and GRI reporting

Craig Morgan

Managing Director

Craig is a mechanical engineer with 20 years’ experience including more than fifteen years' assisting organisations manage energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and the impacts of climate change.

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Oil & Gas

Key Insights:

The sector is challenged by fluctuating oil prices and the payback for energy efficiency initiatives needs to be short
Third-party maintenance contractors are often not incentivsed to be proactive in driving energy efficiency initiatives
Cogeneration is sometimes used but is often operating sub-optimally
Process optimisation offers the cheapest and most significant energy reduction potential
The sector is lagging in the setting of carbon reduction targets
Oil processing facilities can significantly offset imported electricity across their portfolio using waste process fluids and heat

Our Experience:

NG personnel have worked with energy performance improvement teams in the petrochemical sector

Typical Services:

Energy audits & Sankey diagrams
Feasibility studies for heat recovery, pump upgrades, KPIs, process improvements
Pinch analysis
Business cases for energy cost reductions
Measurement and Verification for creation of energy savings and carbon certificates.

Craig Morgan

Managing Director

Craig is a mechanical engineer with 20 years’ experience including more than fifteen years' assisting organisations manage energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and the impacts of climate change.

Contact Craig View case study

Pharmaceutical & Health Products

Key Insights:

Process quality needs are critical.
The value of the product outweights energy costs significantly, meaning energy wastage can be easily overlooked
It is rare that facilities understand how their energy use correlates to production or weather data

Our Experience:

Energy utility costs can be reduced by up to 30% whilst ensuring product quality outcomes are maintained.
Energy audits of pharmaceutical processing plants

Typical Services:

Energy audits & Sankey diagrams
Business cases for energy cost reductions
Feasibility studies for cogeneration, boilers, compressed air, refrigeration, biomass boilers, heat recovery, and steam systems.
Measurement and Verification for creation of energy savings and carbon certificates.

Craig Morgan

Managing Director

Craig is a mechanical engineer with 20 years’ experience including more than fifteen years' assisting organisations manage energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and the impacts of climate change.

Contact Craig View case study

Public Sector
Transport
Waste & Wastewater
Wood, Paper & Cardboard Processing

Public Sector

Key Insights:

Energy use patterns in the public sector can vary widely depending on the type of facilitiy. Facilities can include Wastewater treatment plants, hospitals, prisons, universities, commercial buildings, libraries, car parks and sports facilities.
Public sector facilities are often long-lived and strategic long-term energy reduction projects can be favourably looked upon.
There can be hundreds of small facilities under management and tracking energy use data can be difficult, yet the cumulative energy spend is significant
External facility managers are not always proactive in driving energy efficiency initiatives
Cogeneration is sometimes used but is often operating sub-optimally
Solar PV is making strong in-roads yet still under-utilised in the sector
The key energy users are generally aquatic centres, water and wastewater treatment plants, council chambers, and other specialised facilities
The sector is leading in the setting of carbon reduction targets

Our Experience:

New heat pump technologies are able to supply low grade hot water cost effectively in many climates
Solar PV + hot water heat pumps can be a better option than small-scale cogeneration to reduce pool heating costs
Biogas is under-utilised for heat and/or electricity in wastewater treatment
Local government can be net-generators of electricity across their portfolio using solar and bioenergy
Better process control is the often the cheapest way to reduce energy costs

Typical Services:

Energy audits & Sankey diagrams
Building simulation modellling
Feasibility studies for biogas cogeneration, boiler upgrades, pump station improvements, KPIs, process improvements, HVAC upgrades.
Business cases for energy cost reductions
Measurement and Verification for creation of energy savings and carbon certificates.
Certificates & ratings (NABERS, BEECs, Greenstar)

Grant Raja

Principal Consultant

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Transport

Key Insights:

The sector is challenged by fluctuating chemical prices and rising input costs, and the payback for energy efficiency initiatives needs to be short
Third-party maintenance contractors are often not incentivsed to be proactive in driving energy efficiency initiatives
Cogeneration is sometimes used but is often operating sub-optimally
Process optimisation offers the cheapest and most significant energy reduction potential
The sector is lagging in the setting of carbon reduction targets
Waste heat opportunities are under-utilised

Our Experience:

NG personnel have worked in chemical processes including ammonium nitrate, petro-chemical
NG personnel have consulted on energy efficiency in petro-chemicals, plastics, etc.

Typical Services:

Energy audits & Sankey diagrams
Feasibility studies for heat recovery, pump upgrades, KPIs, process improvements
Pinch analysis
Business cases for energy cost reductions
Measurement and Verification for creation of energy savings and carbon certificates.

Craig Morgan

Managing Director

Craig is a mechanical engineer with 20 years’ experience including more than fifteen years' assisting organisations manage energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and the impacts of climate change.

Contact Craig View case study

Waste & Wastewater

Key Insights:

Wastewater facilities are often long-lived, and strategic long-term energy reduction projects can be favourably looked upon.
Third-party maintenance contractors are often not incentivsed to be proactive in driving energy efficiency initiatives
Cogeneration is sometimes used but is often operating sub-optimally
Solar PV is making strong in-roads yet still under-utilised in the sector
Biogas is under-utilised for heat and/or electricity
Aeration, blowers and RAS pumping consumes large proportions of electricity and can be better managed
Process optimisation offers the cheapest and most significant energy reduction potential
The sector is leading in the setting of carbon reduction targets
Wastewater plants can be net-generators of electricity across their portfolio using solar and bioenergy

Our Experience:

Over 20 energy audits of water & wastewater treatment plants
Developed full Sankey diagrams for wastewater treatment
Over 10 biogas cogeneration feasibility studies
Identified >100 opportunities for energy efficiency covering plant upgrades, process control, behaviour change and renewable energy

Typical Services:

Energy audits & Sankey diagrams
Feasibility studies for biogas cogeneration, blower upgrades, pump improvements, KPIs, process improvements
Business cases for energy cost reductions
Measurement and Verification for creation of energy savings and carbon certificates.

Andrew Dawkins

Consultant

Andrew has been working with the Wattly Group (Northmore Gordon) since January 2017. Having worked in the VIC and NSW energy certificates schemes throughout 2017, his focus shifted to industrial energy efficiency and metering under the Northmore Gordon banner.

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Wood, Paper & Cardboard Processing

Key Insights:

The wood fibre sector depends heavily on heat (steam, hot water or thermal oil), compressed air, hydraulics, and lighting.
Many companies don’t closely track how energy is influenced by external factors and the process
Saving energy doesn’t mean a compromise in line speed or product quality
Fans and dust collection are significant energy users and are often not well managed
Waste biomass products can help supplement internal energy needs through use of wood-gas engines, steam turbines or ORC turbines

Our Experience:

Complete energy audits of wood panel processing plants
Greenhouse gas assessments of wood panel processing plants
Creation of large numbers of energy efficiency certificates from fan upgrades
Embedded generation feasibility studies using wood-gas engines, steam turbines or ORC turbines

Typical Services:

Energy audits (steam, electricity, transport) & Sankey diagrams
Feasibility studies for cogen, boiler upgrades, compressed air improvements, biomass boilers, heat recovery, and steam system improvements.
Detailed assessment and monitoring (compressed air leak audit and report, real power, pressure, temperature, fan efficiency)
Business cases for energy cost reductions
Energy management diagnostics similar to ISO50001 gap analysis
Measurement and Verification for creation of energy savings or carbon certificates

Craig Morgan

Managing Director

Craig is a mechanical engineer with 20 years’ experience including more than fifteen years' assisting organisations manage energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and the impacts of climate change.

Contact Craig View case study