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ENERGY & CARBON MANAGEMENT CONSULTING

ENERGY & CARBON MANAGEMENT CONSULTING

CURRENT & PAST CLIENTS

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CURRENT & PAST CLIENTS

ABOUT THORN ASSOCIATES

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Thorn Associates is a group of energy and carbon management consultants. We specialize in helping companies like yours in the mining, manufacturing, and metals sectors make the most of their energy budgets by reducing energy waste and greenhouse gas emissions.

Sectors Served

Mining

MINING & METALS

Manufacturing

MANUFACTURING

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ABOUT THORN ASSOCIATES

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Thorn Associates is a group of energy and carbon management consultants. We specialize in helping companies like yours in the mining, manufacturing, and metals sectors make the most of their energy budgets by reducing energy waste and greenhouse gas emissions.

Sectors Served

MINING & METALS

MANUFACTURING

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Why Implement an Energy Management Program

    Cost savings, typically 10% to 40%+ of energy budget

    Greenhouse gas emission reductions and associated carbon cost reductions

    Reduces energy waste

    Potential maintenance savings, potential capital costs savings, potential labour savings

    Builds your reputation as an environmentally conscious leader, strengthening company image

    Improves employee health & safety and employee engagement

    Improves productivity

    Mitigates reputation risk from environmental impact

    Mitigates risk of increased carbon costs

    Helps you achieve many of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    Helps you improve your Bloomberg Gender Equity Index score by sourcing from a woman-owned business

    Take advantage of government incentives to improve
project ROI

We can help you develop the business case to persuade key internal decision makers.

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Why Implement an Energy Management Program

    Cost savings, typically 10% to 40%+ of energy budget

    Greenhouse gas emission reductions and associated carbon cost reductions

    Reduces energy waste

    Potential maintenance savings, potential capital costs savings, potential labour savings

    Builds your reputation as an environmentally conscious leader, strengthening company image

    Improves employee health & safety and employee engagement

    Improves productivity

    Mitigates reputation risk from environmental impact

    Mitigates risk of increased carbon costs

    Helps you achieve many of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    Helps you improve your Bloomberg Gender Equity Index score by sourcing from a woman-owned business

    Take advantage of government incentives to improve project ROI

We can help you develop the business case to persuade key internal decision makers.

Bloomberg Gender-Equity Index
UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Why Choose Us

WHY CHOOSE US

    18 years of global experience, focusing on identifying and implementing energy management improvements in industrial settings for all stages in the process, from finding opportunities to evaluating outcomes

    Personalized service, flexible and responsive to your budget and timing needs. We provide an unbiased, independent view.

    Direct contact with the President, Emily Thorn Corthay, P.Eng., MASC., CEM, CMVP, for all projects. Emily is a seasoned thought leader who brings the latest cross-sector technology and international best practices to you as well as access to a wide reaching network of potential equipment vendors, larger engineering partner firms, industrial contractors and peer industrial companies.

WHY CHOOSE US

  • 18 years of global experience, focusing on identifying and implementing energy management improvements in industrial settings for all stages in the process, from finding opportunities to evaluating outcomes
  • Personalized service, flexible and responsive to your budget and timing needs. We provide an unbiased, independent view.
  • Direct contact with the President, Emily Thorn Corthay, P.Eng., MASC., CEM, CMVP, for all projects. Emily is a seasoned thought leader who brings the latest cross-sector technology and international best practices to you as well as access to a wide reaching network of potential equipment vendors, larger engineering partner firms, industrial contractors and peer industrial companies.

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

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Jon Feldman
Senior Technical Officer
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

Jon has worked with Emily in many capacities over the past two decades both as a
supervisor and a client. He had this to say:

Emily led groundbreaking, world-class work creating and executing the energy design review process.  I have worked with Emily for over a decade on many different types of energy projects from energy audits to energy-efficient retrofits to innovative pilot projects, and she consistently delivers top quality.   Most importantly, Emily acts ethically and with integrity.  If you are looking for a trusted energy efficiency and carbon reduction expert who can complement your energy team to take your results to the next level, contact Emily.

Matthew O.
Manager, Environmental & Continuous Improvement
Manufacturing Plant

As part of our Continuous Improvement efforts we undertook an ISO 50001 gap analysis.  During a 90-minute workshop to develop a tangible ROI for our proposed energy management information system (EMIS),

Emily created a paradigm shift for our management team in how we viewed energy measurement, management, and consumption.

Manager, Energy
International Mining Corporation

Emily has worked with this client for the past decade on a number of energy projects.  He had this to say about a recent energy design review project that involved highly technical and complex mining and energy optimization technologies as well as facilitation of many diverse stakeholders with differing requirements: “Emily’s demeanour and leadership with the entire team was impressive.”

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

Book a Free 30-Minute Consultation

Thorn Associates would be pleased to learn more about your business and determine how we can help increase your energy savings and identify which government incentives you are eligible for.

Book a Free 30-Minute Consultation

Thorn Associates would be pleased to learn more about your business and determine how we can help increase your energy savings and identify which government incentives you are eligible for.