Assessment of energy efficiency improvement and CO2 emission reduction potentials in India's cement and iron &amp; steel industries

Morrow, William R.; Hasanbeigi, Ali; Sathaye, Jayant; Xu, Tengfang

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.07.022

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“…When firms invest in industrial energy-efficiency improvements, there are potential non-energy benefits in addition to energy cost savings, such as the reduced need for maintenance and reduced waste (e.g., Pye and McKane, 2000;Worrell et al, 2003) or reduced CO2 emissions (e.g., Mestl et al, 2005;Morrow III et al, 2014). From three case studies, Pye and McKane (2000) identified several non-energy benefits that could be translated into monetary values, including increased production, reduced emissions, reduced material use, improved product quality and reduced needs for cleaning and maintenance.…”

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How do firms consider non-energy benefits? Empirical findings on energy-efficiency investments in Swedish industry

Nehler

Rasmussen

2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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When industrial firms invest in energy efficiency, the effect may go beyond energy cost savings and produce additional non-energy benefits as well. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding experiences in non-energy benefits and the extent to which these are acknowledged by industry. This study attempts to explore firms' perspectives on non-energy benefits of industrial energy-efficiency investments and if and how non-energy benefits are considered in the investment process. Moreover, this study also explores investment motives and critical aspects of adopting energy-efficiency investments. Based on a questionnaire and interviews with representatives of Swedish industrial firms, the results indicate that energy efficiency seems to be an important issue for the firms, but profitability and payoff appear to be the most important factors for adopting an investment, implying that it is often difficult to meet the payoff requirements with energy cost savings alone. In the meantime, various non-energy benefits are observed, but there seems to be a lack of knowledge of how these should be quantified and monetised. To facilitate such an assessment of non-energy benefits and to include them in the investment analysis, a measurement framework is provided. It is concluded that including nonenergy benefits in the investment analysis can contribute to a framing of energy-efficiency investments that can meet the firms' requirements for profitability assessment, which can further enhance opportunities for energy-efficiency investments in industry. Thus, the study contributes with new insights into the energy-efficiency investment process and the extent to which nonenergy benefits are considered, along with the methods for measuring them.

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Section: Non-energy Benefitsmentioning

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How do firms consider non-energy benefits? Empirical findings on energy-efficiency investments in Swedish industry

Nehler

Rasmussen

2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…Ouyang and Lin [39], and Shao et al [40] also conducted a similar study. Morrow et al [41], Salahuddin and Gow [42], and Wen et al [43] explored the connection between energy consumption and CO 2 emissions.…”

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Scenario Prediction of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions in China’s Machinery Industry

Lin

Liu

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:Energy conservation and CO 2 abatement is currently an important development strategy for China. It is significant to analyze how to reduce energy consumption and CO 2 emissions in China's energy-intensive machinery industry. We not only employ a cointegration method and scenario analysis to predict the future energy demand and CO 2 emissions in China's machinery industry, but we also use the Monte Carlo simulation to test the validity of the predictions. The results show that energy demand in the industry will respectively reach 678.759 Mtce (million ton coal equivalent) in 2020 and 865.494 Mtce in 2025 under the baseline scenario. Compared with the baseline scenario, the energy savings in 2020 will respectively be 63.654 Mtce and 120.787 Mtce in the medium and advanced scenarios. Furthermore, we forecast the corresponding CO 2 emissions as well as the reduction potential respectively in 2020 and 2025. In order to achieve energy conservation and emissions reduction, the government should increase energy price, levy environmental taxes based on the emissions level of machinery enterprises, promote mergers and acquisitions of enterprises, and expand the scale of enterprises. This paper provides a reference for energy conservation and CO 2 abatement policy in China's machinery industry.

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“…On a cement producer level, much of the efforts have been focused on site-oriented measures 2 which focus on the internal processes of the cement plant. These strategies are important for reducing CO 2 emissions of cement (IEA/WBCSD, 2009;Morrow III et al, 2013), but they have limited potential. The main reason for this limitation is the CO 2 emissions due to the calcification process, which accounts for more than 50% of clinker CO 2 emissions.…”

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“…Although most studies have primarily focused on important but rather infinitesimal improvements in a very specific part of the cement production system, there are studies that have emphasized strategic possibilities for improvement (for example see Benhelal et al, 2013;CSI/ECRA, 2009;EIPPCB, 2013;Hasanbeigi et al, 2013;Morrow III et al, 2013;US EPA, 2010;Worrell et al, 2008). These studies are often comprehensive and informative, but seldom are based on a systematic methodology for identifying, structuring and assessing the possibilities for improvement in generic or in particular cases.…”

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Industrial Ecology and Development of Production Systems : Analysis of the CO2 Footprint of Cement

Feiz¹

2014

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This research is an attempt to create a comprehensive assessment framework for identifying and assessing potential improvement options of cement production systems.From an environmental systems analysis perspective, this study provides both an empirical account and a methodological approach for quantifying the CO 2 footprint of a cement production system. An attributional Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is performed to analyze the CO 2 footprint of several products of a cement production system in Germany which consists of three different plants. Based on the results of the LCA study, six key performance indicators are defined as the basis for a simplified LCA model. This model is used to quantify the CO 2 footprint of different versions of the cement production system.In order to identify potential improvement options, a framework for MultiCriteria Assessment (MCA) is developed. The search and classification guideline of this framework is based on the concepts of Cleaner Production, Industrial Ecology, and Industrial Symbiosis. It allows systematic identification and classification of potential improvement options. In addition, it can be used for feasibility and applicability evaluation of different options. This MCA is applied both on a generic level, reflecting the future landscape of the industry, and on a production organization level reflecting the most applicable possibilities for change. Based on this assessment a few appropriate futureoriented scenarios for the studied cement production system are constructed. The simplified LCA model is used to quantify the CO 2 footprint of the production system for each scenario.By integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Multi-Criteria Assessment approaches, this study provides a comprehensive assessment method for identifying suitable industrial developments and quantifying the CO 2 footprint improvements that might be achieved by their implementation.The results of this study emphasis, although by utilizing alternative fuels and more efficient production facility, it is possible to improve the CO 2 footprint of clinker, radical improvements can be achieved on the portfolio level. Compared to Portland cement, very high reduction of CO 2 footprint can be achieved if clinker is replaced with low carbon alternatives, such as Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GBFS) which are the by-products of other i ABSTRACT industrial production. Benchmarking a cement production system by its portfolio product is therefore a more reasonable approach, compared to focusing on the performance of its clinker production.This study showed that Industrial Symbiosis, that is, over the fence initiatives for material and energy exchanges and collaboration with nontraditional partners, are relevant to cement industry. However, the contingent nature of these strategies should always be noted, because the mere exercise of such activities may not lead to a more resource efficient production system. Therefore, in search for potential improvements, it is important to keep the search horizon as wide a...

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Assessment of energy efficiency improvement and CO2 emission reduction potentials in India's cement and iron & steel industries

Cited by 158 publications

References 9 publications

How do firms consider non-energy benefits? Empirical findings on energy-efficiency investments in Swedish industry

How do firms consider non-energy benefits? Empirical findings on energy-efficiency investments in Swedish industry

Scenario Prediction of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions in China’s Machinery Industry

Industrial Ecology and Development of Production Systems : Analysis of the CO2 Footprint of Cement

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