Economics of trigeneration in a kraft pulp mill for enhanced energy efficiency and reduced GHG emissions

Costa, Andrea; Paris, Jean; Towers, Michael; Browne, T.E.

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2006.07.030

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“…For example, standards for energy management have been set both in the EU and in North and South America. A number of previous studies have been conducted in the area of energy audits [13][14], energy optimization [15][16], energy modelling [17][18], and energy audit programs in relation to the adoption of energy efficiency technologies [19][20]. Up until today however, research concerning actual energy management practices in industries with regard to strategic, organizational, and financial issues have been scarce, both regarding theoretical contributions and regarding empirical case studies.…”

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Energy management practices in Swedish energy-intensive industries

Thollander

Ottosson

2010

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Previous studies point out a large (untapped) potential for energy efficiency in industry through the adoption of energy management practices. The aim of this paper is to describe and analyze energy management practices in two different Swedish energyintensive industries: the pulp and paper industry and the foundry industry. The results show that one third of the studied mills and about two fifths of the studied foundries do not allocate energy costs by means of sub-metering, which probably contributes to reinforce the split incentive problem. Moreover, about one fifth of the mills and about half of the foundries lack a long-term energy strategy. The results also show that only about 40% and 25% respectively of the studied mills and foundries may be categorized as successful when it comes to energy management practices. If energy management is not fully prioritized even in energy-intensive industries -such as the studied foundry and pulp-and paper industry it will, in all probability, not be prioritized in less energyintensive industrial sectors or countries either, indicating a large untapped potential in regard to cleaner, more environmentally sound, production in the industrial sector.Keywords: Energy management practices; energy efficiency gap; pulp and paper industry; foundry industry, split incentives, principal agent relationship, Information imperfections and asymmetries ___________________________________________________________________

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Energy management practices in Swedish energy-intensive industries

Thollander

Ottosson

2010

Journal of Cleaner Production

260

185

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“…in the area of energy audits [11][12][13], energy optimization [14], [15], energy modelling [16], [17], and industrial energy audit programs related to adoption of more energy-efficient technologies [18], [19], as well as research on empirical barriers to energy efficiency in energy-intensive [20][21][22] and non-energy-intensive industry [23]. However, research concerning actual energy management practices in industry has so far been scarce, some exceptions being [24][25][26].…”

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Beyond barriers – A case study on driving forces for improved energy efficiency in the foundry industries in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Sweden

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Energy management plays an important role in the transformation of industrial energy systems towards improved energy efficiency and increased sustainability. This paper aims to study driving forces for improved energy efficiency in some European energy-intensive foundry industries. The investigation has been conducted as a multiple case study involving 65 foundries located in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Sweden. The most relevant perceived driving forces were found to be financially related, followed by organizational driving forces. Nevertheless, some differences can be appreciated according to the firm's size and country. Almost half of the studied foundries lack a long-term energy strategy, about one-fourth stated that they have used Energy Performance Contracting (EPC),and only approximately one in ten foundries have used Third Party Financing (TPF). Among the studied foundries, three out of five have conducted an energy audit. On average, the energy saving potential according to the respondents is stated to be 7.5%. In conclusion, energy management in the European foundry industry, despite increasing energy prices and extensive energy policy actions taken by the EU, still seems to have great improvement potential, calling for future research and policy actions in the field.

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“…The authors discussed the details of these three ways of co-operation. Costa et al [54] analyzed the economics of operating a trigeneration plant in a pulp mill. The authors compared trigeneration, cogeneration and absorption heat pump models.…”

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“…Studies that discussed trigeneration plants operating with steam turbines were conducted by [53][54][55][56]. Schroeder et al [53] discussed ice water production in a centralized trigeneration plant.…”

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Trigeneration: A comprehensive review based on prime movers

Al‐Sulaiman

Hamdullahpur

Dinçer

2011

Int. J. Energy Res.

154

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SUMMARYIn this paper, various aspects of trigeneration power plants including advantages, challenges and criteria for high efficiency operation are discussed. In trigeneration systems, prime movers are treated to be the heart of the plant and thus an appropriate selection is crucial for successful operation. A comparative analysis of potential prime movers, together with a comprehensive literature review used in trigeneration and, their selection criteria are presented. A case study of a trigeneration plant based on solid oxide fuel cells and an organic Rankine cycle is examined using thermodynamic analysis. This thermodynamic analysis includes performance assessment of the system through energy and exergy efficiencies. An environmental impact assessment is also conducted based on CO 2 emissions as a measure. The present study reveals that compared to power cycle efficiency (considering net electrical efficiency), there is a minimum potential of 22% gain in efficiency when trigeneration is used. Also, it is shown that there is more than 200 kg MWh À1 reduction in CO 2 emissions when trigeneration is used compared to the case where a power cycle is only used.

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Economics of trigeneration in a kraft pulp mill for enhanced energy efficiency and reduced GHG emissions

Cited by 32 publications

References 6 publications

Energy management practices in Swedish energy-intensive industries

Energy management practices in Swedish energy-intensive industries

Beyond barriers – A case study on driving forces for improved energy efficiency in the foundry industries in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Sweden

Trigeneration: A comprehensive review based on prime movers

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