Energy efficiency in industry: EU and national policies in Italy and the UK

Malinauskaitė, Jurgita; Jouhara, Hussam; Ahmad, Lujean; Milani, Massimo; Montorsi, Luca; Venturelli, Matteo

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2019.01.130

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“…Considering the high cost of changing machinery, process optimization is more preferable to the concerned stakeholders. However, the replacement of new machinery can be financially justifiable if water savings, material savings, and production quality are taken into account [37,38].…”

Section: Energy Efficient Technologies In the Textile Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The meaning varies depending on the societal sector, modeling, and the research community [67]. In Reference [38], the authors indicated that, despite the proposal for effective technical policy approaches, the government introduced several neoclassical perspectives on the policy involving improvements on other mechanisms that are not rigorously connected to the energy efficiency plan. Another study on the Swedish Policy Program (PFE) showed that a large number of energy efficiency measures were not technical in nature, but rather related to management and operations of technologies and processes [68].…”

Section: Policy Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Drivers and Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency in Textile Industries of Bangladesh

Hasan¹,

Rokonuzzaman

Tuhin

et al. 2019

Energies

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Bangladesh faced a substantial growth in primary energy demand in the last few years. According to several studies, energy generation is not the only means to address energy demand; efficient energy management practices are also very critical. A pertinent contribution in the energy management at the industrial sector ensures the proper utilization of energy. Energy management and its efficiency in the textile industries of Bangladesh are studied in this paper. The outcomes demonstrate several barriers to energy management practices which are inadequate technical cost-effective measures, inadequate capital expenditure, and poor research and development. However, this study also demonstrates that the risk of high energy prices in the future, assistance from energy professionals, and an energy management scheme constitute the important drivers for the implementation of energy efficiency measures in the studied textile mills. The studied textile industries seem unaccustomed to the dedicated energy service company concept, and insufficient information regarding energy service companies (ESCOs) and the shortage of trained professionals in energy management seem to be the reasons behind this. This paper likewise finds that 3–4% energy efficiency improvements can be gained with the help of energy management practices in these industries.

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Section: Energy Efficient Technologies In the Textile Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Policy Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Drivers and Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency in Textile Industries of Bangladesh

Hasan¹,

Rokonuzzaman

Tuhin

et al. 2019

Energies

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“…The energy management system is the process of adopting some productive strategies to triumph over the hurdles to energy efficiency [17][18][19]. Energy management systems have the potential to save up to 40% of total energy [11,20].…”

Section: Energy Management Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Empirical Investigation of Barriers and Driving Forces for Efficient Energy Management Practices in Non-Energy-Intensive Manufacturing Industries of Bangladesh

Hasan¹,

Hossain²,

Tuhin

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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Improved energy efficiency is being considered as one of the significant challenges to mitigating climate change all over the world. While developed countries have already adopted energy management and auditing practices to improve energy efficiency, the developing countries lag far behind. There are a limited number of studies which have been conducted in the context of developing countries, which mostly revolve around highly energy-intensive sectors. This study looks into the existence and importance of the challenges to and motivating forces for the adoption of energy management practices in Bangladesh, a developing country, focusing on the non-energy-intensive manufacturing industries. Conducted as a multiple case study, the results indicate the existence of several barriers towards adopting and implementing the management of energy practices in the non-energy-intensive industries of Bangladesh, where among them, “other preferences for capital venture” and “inadequate capital expenditure” are the most dominant. This study also identified a number of driving forces that can accelerate the acceptance of energy efficiency practices, such as the demands from the owner, loans, subsidies, and a lowered cost–benefit ratio. Findings of this study could assist the concerned stakeholders to develop beneficial policies and a proper regulatory framework for the non-energy-intensive industries of developing countries like Bangladesh.

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“…Energy efficiency, one of the pillars of the EU Energy Union strategy, has therefore been proposed as a solution, namely as a highly effective pathway to improve the economic competitiveness and sustainability of the European economy. Energy efficiency can help reduce the reliance on imports of fossil fuels, thereby bolstering energy security in the short-as well as long-term in a cost-effective way [3,4]. Currently, the metallurgical industry is one of the largest emitters of pollutants [5][6][7][8].…”

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Influence of Air Infiltration on Combustion Process Changes in a Rotary Tilting Furnace

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Air infiltration into the combustion chambers of industrial furnaces is an unwanted phenomenon causing loss of thermal efficiency, fuel consumption increase, and the subsequent increase in operating costs. In this study, a novel design for a rotary tilting furnace door with improved construction features is proposed and tested experimentally in a laboratory-scale furnace, aimed at air infiltration rate reduction by decreasing the gap width between the static furnace door and the rotating body. Temperatures in the combustion chamber and oxygen content in the dry flue gas were measured to document changes in the combustion process with the varying gap width. Volumetric flow values of infiltrating air calculated based on measured data agree well with results of numerical simulations performed in ANSYS and with the reference calculation procedure used in relevant literature. An achievable air infiltration reduction of up to 50% translates into fuel savings of around 1.79 to 12% of total natural gas consumption of the laboratory-scale furnace. The average natural gas consumption increase of around 1.6% due to air infiltration into industrial-scale furnaces can thus likewise be halved, representing fuel savings of almost 0.3 m3 per ton of charge.

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Energy efficiency in industry: EU and national policies in Italy and the UK

Cited by 183 publications

References 23 publications

Drivers and Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency in Textile Industries of Bangladesh

Drivers and Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency in Textile Industries of Bangladesh

Empirical Investigation of Barriers and Driving Forces for Efficient Energy Management Practices in Non-Energy-Intensive Manufacturing Industries of Bangladesh

Influence of Air Infiltration on Combustion Process Changes in a Rotary Tilting Furnace

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