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At Thorn Associates, we know it takes 21st century
solutions to tackle 21st century problems.

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Thorn Associates is a group of multilingual energy and carbon management consultants. We specialize in helping energy managers, directors of energy, and vice presidents of sustainability like you working in the mining, manufacturing, and metals sectors make the most of their energy budgets by reducing energy waste and greenhouse gas emissions.  

We align energy efficiency projects with your other business drivers, creating strategically important projects that don’t just reduce energy costs and carbon emissions over the long term, they improve health and safety, build your reputation as an environmentally conscious leader, and ameliorate the quality of your products.  You’ll see your maintenance costs drop and your productivity grow.

At Thorn Associates, you’ll find professionals who can provide a comprehensive suite of energy efficiency services.  You’ll see results and get the information you need to make decisions. Our systems-based approach will let you move ahead at a pace that doesn’t tax your budget and in a way that enables you to excel.

At Thorn Associates, we know it takes 21st century solutions to tackle 21st century problems.

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Thorn Associates is a group of multilingual energy and carbon management consultants. We specialize in helping energy managers, directors of energy, and vice presidents of sustainability like you working in the mining, manufacturing, and metals sectors make the most of their energy budgets by reducing energy waste and greenhouse gas emissions.  

We align energy efficiency projects with your other business drivers, creating strategically important projects that don’t just reduce energy costs and carbon emissions over the long term, they improve health and safety, build your reputation as an environmentally conscious leader, and ameliorate the quality of your products.  You’ll see your maintenance costs drop and your productivity grow.

At Thorn Associates, you’ll find professionals who can provide a comprehensive suite of energy efficiency services.  You’ll see results and get the information you need to make decisions. Our systems-based approach will let you move ahead at a pace that doesn’t tax your budget and in a way that enables you to excel.

OUR VISION

To be industrial energy managers’ top of mind consulting partner, working with you to achieve zero carbon production by 2050.

OUR MISSION

To reduce industry’s energy costs and carbon emissions by using technology and operational best practices and by embedding strategic energy management into business practices.

Emily Thorn Corthay - The Future of Energy Management
Emily Thorn Corthay - The Future of Energy Management

OUR VISION

To be industrial energy managers’ top of mind consulting partner, working with you to achieve zero carbon production by 2050.

OUR MISSION

To reduce industry’s energy costs and carbon emissions by using technology and operational best practices and by embedding strategic energy management into business practices.

Our Values

OUR VALUES

     Safety

     Truth

     Integrity

     Excellence

     Innovation

Our Values

OUR VALUES

     Safety

     Truth

     Integrity

     Excellence

     Innovation

OUR SERVICES

     Energy strategy and planning

     Energy design reviews

     Energy audits

     Heat transfer process optimization

     Energy Management Information System (EMIS) consulting

     Feasibility studies of equipment retrofits and implementation of energy efficiency retrofits

     Measurement and Verification (M&V) of energy/carbon savings

     Due diligence/third party validation or owner’s engineering roles

     Water Management

     Project management for energy efficiency or renewable energy projects

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OUR SERVICES

     Energy strategy and planning

     Energy design reviews

     Energy audits

     Heat transfer process optimization

     Energy Management Information System (EMIS) consulting

     Feasibility studies of equipment retrofits and implementation of energy efficiency retrofits

     Measurement and Verification (M&V) of energy/carbon savings

     Due diligence/third party validation or owner’s engineering roles

     Water Management

     Project management for energy efficiency or renewable energy projects

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OUR MEMBERSHIPS

Thorn Associates’ founder & president Emily Thorn Corthay is a member of the following organizations:

Ontario Mining Association
Association of Energy Engineers
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
Artemis - Women on the Move Project
Professional Engineers of Ontario

OUR MEMBERSHIPS

Thorn Associates’ founder & president Emily Thorn Corthay is a member of the following organizations:

Ontario Mining Association
Association of Energy Engineers
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
Artemis - Women on the Move Project
Professional Engineers of Ontario

RECENT CONFERENCES

Thorn Associates has participated in the following recent conferences.  We look forward to meeting you at an upcoming conference!

  • IESO Ontario Energy Manager Forum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s Industrial Summer Study, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
  • Energy and Mines World Congress, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • The Sustainability Advantage for Sudbury’s Industrial and Mining Sectors, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
  • Carbon Pricing for Industry, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • National Energy Roundtable, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

RECENT CONFERENCES

Thorn Associates has participated in the following recent conferences.  We look forward to meeting you at an upcoming conference!

  • IESO Ontario Energy Manager Forum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s Industrial Summer Study, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
  • Energy and Mines World Congress, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • The Sustainability Advantage for Sudbury’s Industrial and Mining Sectors, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
  • Carbon Pricing for Industry, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • National Energy Roundtable, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

EMILY THORN CORTHAY

MASc., P.Eng., CEM, CMVP

One of Canada’s top industrial energy efficiency experts, Emily is founder & president of Thorn Associates, an energy and carbon management consulting corporation.

Emily currently chairs the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers’ (OSPE’s) Energy Task Force and is a past elected director of the Board of OSPE.  She is also co-founder and chair of the Board of Directors of StepUp, an organization dedicated to breakthrough energy management performance through improved gender equity, and past director of Energy Optimization and Management at Hatch Ltd., an international engineering consulting firm.  

A laureate of the RelèveTO Young Professional Award, Emily has been a project manager, technical reviewer and energy engineer for over 70 industrial energy efficiency projects resulting in over $50 million in implemented energy savings.  Her work has included energy audits, energy design reviews, energy efficiency improvement projects, studies and implementation of energy management information systems. 

Emily was also a team member of Canada’s first pilot program aimed at helping five manufacturers achieve the ISO 50001 energy management standard. One of five Canadian instructors for the Certified Energy Manager course, and a Certified Measurement and Verification professional with a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Emily has been featured in a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) video and on Radio Canada.  She has published 10 articles in respected journals such as Chemical Engineering Progress and has been a keynote speaker at multiple energy conferences.

Emily
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

EMILY THORN CORTHAY

MASc., P.Eng., CEM, CMVP

Emily

One of Canada’s top industrial energy efficiency experts, Emily is founder & president of Thorn Associates, an energy and carbon management consulting corporation.

Emily currently chairs the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers’ (OSPE’s) Energy Task Force and is a past elected director of the Board of OSPE.  She is also co-founder and chair of the Board of Directors of StepUp, an organization dedicated to breakthrough energy management performance through improved gender equity, and past director of Energy Optimization and Management at Hatch Ltd., an international engineering consulting firm.  

A laureate of the RelèveTO Young Professional Award, Emily has been a project manager, technical reviewer and energy engineer for over 70 industrial energy efficiency projects resulting in over $50 million in implemented energy savings.  Her work has included energy audits, energy design reviews, energy efficiency improvement projects, studies and implementation of energy management information systems. 

Emily was also a team member of Canada’s first pilot program aimed at helping five manufacturers achieve the ISO 50001 energy management standard. One of five Canadian instructors for the Certified Energy Manager course, and a Certified Measurement and Verification professional with a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Emily has been featured in a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) video and on Radio Canada.  She has published 10 articles in respected journals such as Chemical Engineering Progress and has been a keynote speaker at multiple energy conferences.

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.

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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 NOW