What Global Efficiency Intelligence does

Global Efficiency Intelligence (GEI) is an industrial decarbonization consulting and market research firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, by Dr. Ali Hasanbeigi. The firm advises NGOs, intergovernmental organizations, foundations, and policy-driven clients on decarbonization pathways for energy-intensive industries, with primary coverage of steel, cement, aluminum, chemicals, textiles, and — most recently — data centers. Engagements span the United States, China, India, Egypt, Southeast Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

GEI's analytical stack rests on a proprietary database of plant-level industrial energy use, emissions factors, and emerging-technology performance metrics accumulated across more than eight years of consulting work. The firm has published over 100 reports and maintains three proprietary analytical tools: the Carbon Voyage Tool (embodied carbon in trade flows), the Textile Heating Electrification Tool, and the EAGER Textile Tool. Flagship deliverables include recurring benchmarking series such as the Steel Climate Impact and Aluminum Climate Impact reports (most recent 2025 editions) and policy roadmaps such as the California cement decarbonization roadmap produced with Sierra Club.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue supplemented by publication and tool sales. Work is delivered under contract to grant-funded mission-driven clients including Sierra Club, UNIDO, Rocky Mountain Institute, BlueGreen Alliance, ClimateWorks Foundation, Renewable Thermal Collaborative, and David Gardiner and Associates. The firm is privately held, founder-owned, and bootstrapped, operating with a disclosed team of approximately six employees. Go-to-market is relationship-led, driven by the founder's domain reputation and prior engagements with the climate-policy NGO ecosystem.

Name

Global Efficiency Intelligence

Legal name

Global Efficiency Intelligence, LLC

Website

https://globalefficiencyintel.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Efficiency Intelligence is a St. Petersburg-based industrial decarbonization consulting and research firm advising NGOs, foundations, and policy clients on energy-intensive industries via proprietary tools and 100+ publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Decarbonization Consulting & Research

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Energy Efficiency & Optimization (Process Controls, Advanced Analytics, ISO 50001) (EUABAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Benchmarking, Ratings & Stakeholder Reporting Portals (Scorecards, Dashboards) (EUABAEAJ), Industrial Steam Systems Decarbonization (Boiler Upgrades, Condensate Recovery, Steam Optimization) (EUABAJAK), ESG/Sustainability Reporting & Disclosure Platforms (EUABAEAB), Industrial Decarbonization EPC, Integration & O&M Services (Design/Build/Operate) (EUABAJAM), Thermal Energy Storage for Industry (Molten Salt, PCM, Steam/Hot Water Storage) (EUABAJAG)

Keywords

• Industrial decarbonization consulting
• Energy efficiency analysis
• GHG emissions benchmarking
• Industrial electrification research
• Climate policy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Market-based consulting solutions and in-depth analysis services for industrial decarbonization
2. Reports and Publications: Sale of research reports and publications on industrial decarbonization topics

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Global Efficiency Intelligence provides consulting, market research, and analytical tools focused on industrial decarbonization. The firm delivers modeling and analysis, technology and industry roadmapping, program design, market research, training and capacity building, and assistance for developing countries, alongside a catalog of over 100 benchmarking reports, net-zero roadmaps, policy analyses, and proprietary tools covering steel, cement, aluminum, textiles, chemicals, refineries, and other energy-intensive sectors.

Product overview

Global Efficiency Intelligence is a consulting and market research firm that provides decarbonization solutions for the global industrial sector. The company's offerings include a portfolio of research publications (benchmarking reports, roadmaps, policy analyses), analytical tools (Textile Heating Electrification Tool, Carbon Voyage Tool), and consulting services in modeling, program design, technology roadmapping, and market research. Key publications cover international benchmarking for steel and aluminum, net-zero roadmaps for various countries, green procurement policy analysis, and industrial electrification studies. The firm also conducts analysis on emerging technologies and supply chain carbon footprints.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Decarbonization Consulting Services Market-based consulting solutions and in-depth technology, industry, and policy analysis to advance decarbonization of the global industrial sector, provided to manufacturers, governments, and NGOs.
• Modeling and Analysis
• Program Design and EM&V
• Technology and Industry Roadmapping
• Market Research
• Training and Capacity Building
• Developing Countries Assistance
• Global Steel Climate Impact Benchmarking Reports Publication benchmarking energy use and greenhouse gas intensities of steel industries globally to support industry comparison, policy design, and decarbonization planning.
• Global Aluminum Climate Impact Benchmarking Reports Publication benchmarking energy use and CO2 emissions intensity in aluminum production worldwide to inform decarbonization strategy and policy.
• Net-Zero Roadmaps for Steel Industry
• Industrial Electrification Studies
• Green Public Procurement Policy Analysis
• Supply Chain Carbon and Energy Footprint Analysis
• Industrial Motor Systems Energy Efficiency Reports
• Emerging Decarbonization Technologies Analysis
• Carbon Voyage Tool
• Textile Heating Electrification Tool

Quantifiable outcome

• 529+ PJ/year technical energy savings potential in 13 U.S. industrial subsectors
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• David Gardiner and Associates (DGA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2021Released joint report 'Electrifying U.S. Industry: A Technology and Process-Based Approach to Decarbonization' for the Renewable Thermal Collaborative.
• BlueGreen Alliance FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 December 2019Supported study on international benchmarking of steel industry energy and CO2 intensities (How Clean is the U.S. Steel Industry report).
• Sierra ClubmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2018Conducting a study to develop a roadmap for decarbonizing California's cement and concrete industry.
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2017Global Efficiency Intelligence is working on a UNIDO-funded project to conduct a study on electricity saving potential in industrial motor systems in Egypt, analyzing pump systems, fan systems, and compressed-air systems.
• Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2017GEI joined RMI to help Chinese cities (specifically Wuhan) peak industrial GHG emissions by 2022 through technical and policy analysis to develop concrete action plans.
• Industrial Deep Decarbonization InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped three white papers on green public procurement policy design based on international best practices for the Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative.
• Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted comprehensive techno-economic analysis of electrification of industrial boilers. Multiple collaborative research reports on emerging technologies for various industries.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• World Resources Institute (WRI): WRI is a major global research organization producing industrial decarbonization analysis, climate policy work, and supply chain emissions data. Comparable to GEI in policy and benchmarking analysis, particularly on industrial emissions and green public procurement, though WRI is significantly larger and more diversified across climate topics.
• Climate Advisers: Climate Advisers is a boutique climate-policy consultancy advising governments, foundations, and multilaterals on decarbonization strategy and industrial climate policy. It is comparable to GEI's policy-advisory and international-engagement work, with a similar boutique positioning and similar client base of foundations and climate-focused organizations.
• Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative: IDDI is a UNECE-led initiative coordinating industrial decarbonization policy across heavy industry, in which GEI is a documented research partner (green public procurement white papers). It is comparable as a coordinating body that produces industrial decarbonization analysis and policy recommendations overlapping with GEI's deliverables.

Direct peers

• Carbon Trust: Carbon Trust is a UK-based advisory firm specializing in industrial decarbonization, carbon footprinting, and corporate climate strategy across heavy industry. It directly competes with GEI in industrial energy efficiency benchmarking, roadmapping, and policy advisory, and serves a similar mix of governments, NGOs, and corporate clients.
• Energy + Environmental Economics (E3): E3 is a specialist energy and environmental economics consultancy providing technical modeling and policy analysis for utilities, regulators, and industrial clients. It overlaps directly with GEI's techno-economic analysis of industrial electrification and demand response, particularly on utility-side industrial decarbonization engagements.
• Rocky Mountain Institute: RMI is a leading clean-energy research and consulting organization with deep industrial decarbonization practices across steel, cement, and heavy industry. GEI has a documented partnership with RMI (Wuhan industrial GHG peaking) and operates in essentially the same advisory and policy-analysis niche, with RMI at much larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• ICF International (Climate & Energy): ICF is a large advisory and digital services firm with a significant climate, energy, and industrial decarbonization practice serving governments and multilaterals. It is comparable to GEI in industrial energy efficiency analysis and policy design but operates at much greater scale with broader service lines.
• WSP Global (Sustainability & Climate): WSP is a major global engineering consultancy with a substantial sustainability and industrial decarbonization practice serving governments and corporates. It competes with GEI in industrial energy efficiency and decarbonization advisory but at vastly larger scale and as part of a broader infrastructure-services portfolio.
• Guidehouse (Energy & Sustainability): Guidehouse provides energy and sustainability advisory including industrial decarbonization strategy and policy support for utilities and governments. Comparable to GEI's utility-side and policy advisory work but with much larger staff and a broader cross-sector portfolio.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is one of the world's largest pure-play sustainability consultancies, offering industrial decarbonization, climate strategy, and ESG advisory. It overlaps with GEI's industrial-sector work but serves enterprise-scale engagements across a much broader service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EfficiencyIntel
• Facebookfacebook.com/GlobalEfficiencyIntel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-efficiency-intelligence

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Global Efficiency Intelligence