Energy efficiency in large industrial plants. Legislative aspects

Locmelis, Kristaps; Blumberga, Dagnija; Bariss, Uldis

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2018.07.058

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“…Palanichamy and Babu (2005) demonstrated that techniques such as power factor improvement, use of energy efficient (EE) motors and efficient lighting systems result in a saving of 18.23% electricity in textile industries. Locmelis et al (2018) mentioned that imposing energy policy obligations such as energy audits or establishment of energy management systems (EMS) are very useful in energy conservation in large industries. Lin and Wang (2014) and Lin and Xie (2015) said that R and D activities are the long-term strategies to combat energy efficiency in steel sector.…”

Section: Industrial Energy Consumption and Pollutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy conservation opportunities: evidences from three industrial clusters in India

Naik¹,

Bagodi

2021

IJESM

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Purpose The purpose of the paper is to examine the monitoring of electrical energy consumption, measures adopted for reducing energy consumption, barriers to energy efficiency improvement and driving forces for energy efficiency improvement in three industrial clusters. It is intends to capture the managerial perspectives on energy saving practices and to identify the possible energy saving opportunities in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach Three industrial clusters were identified for the study. Research instrument based in-person survey was conducted in which the authors directly administered the questionnaire to all the 181 organisations. This was thought of to facilitate not so well-educated respondents. The survey took about six months in which 110 units responded. Descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis and path analysis were used to draw inferences. Findings There is ample scope for energy savings in the studied clusters. Energy efficiency in many organisations has deteriorated. Their attitude to embrace new or modern technology is shunning. Management’s belief that prevailing technology is efficient, lack of skilled labour, lack of accessibility to updated or modern technology, and lack of compatibility of new technology are found to be the barriers to energy efficiency improvement. Benchmarking by appropriate governments and publicly financed energy auditing act as the driving forces. Originality/value The SMEs must use simple yet powerful energy auditing practices on regular basis to reduce energy consumption. This will not only result in lesser energy costs but also lessen the burden on environment. As these are predominantly small enterprises, appropriate governments interventions are essential to bring the desired change.

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Section: Industrial Energy Consumption and Pollutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy conservation opportunities: evidences from three industrial clusters in India

Naik¹,

Bagodi

2021

IJESM

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“…The NEEAP changed after enforcement of energy efficiency obligation on large enterprises and large electricity consumers by Energy Efficiency Law, which requires large enterprises and large consumers to perform a mandatory energy audit or to introduce and maintain a certified energy management system, or supplementary energy management to environmental management system [15]. The legal aspects of Energy Efficiency Law requirements are analysed by authors in previous publication [16]. According to the 'Alternative measure plan of Latvian energy efficiency policy on achieving energy efficiency targets for the period 2014-2020' [17], planned cumulative energy efficiency savings from energy efficiency obligation on large enterprises and large electricity consumers would reach 807.6 GWh or 8 % of all achievable cumulative energy efficiency savings until 2020.…”

Section: Energy Efficiency Action Plans 2014-2020mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An alternative method uses the bottom-up approach, which collects individual energy efficiency effect on an entity level. Considering that the Latvian energy efficiency policy imposes mandatory energy audits or requires to introduce and maintain a certified energy management system, or supplementary energy management to environmental management system [16], and foresees mandatory reports on identified potential energy efficiency measures (so theoretically there should be enough information on individual energy efficiency measures on an entity level). Authors consider that the more appropriate method of evaluating the energy efficiency potential in industrial sector in Latvia is using bottom-up methodology through widely used energy efficiency cost curves.…”

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Industrial Energy Efficiency Towards Green Deal Transition. Case of Latvia.

Locmelis

Blumberga

Bariss

et al. 2021

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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Energy efficiency policy has been one of the European Union top priorities for decades and will continue to play a vital role in the next 10 years with the introduction of The Clean energy for all Europeans. Likewise, in Latvia energy efficiency has been given high priority; however, the energy efficiency targets for industry has lacked ambitions. This research focuses on evaluating the Latvian industrial energy efficiency policy using top-down approach and benchmarking energy intensity of Latvian industry to the average of the European Union’s. Results confirm that on average Latvian industry consumes 2.6 times more energy to produce the same amount of value added compared to the average in the European Union; however, every saved energy unit in Latvia would save twice less CO2 emissions considering already largely decarbonized energy mix. In the spotlights of the Green Deal proposed by the European Commission, much higher contribution in terms of CO2 reduction and energy efficiency will be expected from the industry. Nevertheless, energy efficiency targets for Latvian industry should be sector-specific, separately addressing CO2 intensive sectors, and non-intensive CO2 sectors with low added value.

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“…In a previous publication [27] authors analysed legal aspects of Latvian energy efficiency policy for large consumers, which requires large consumers to perform a mandatory energy audit or to introduce and maintain a certified energy management system, or supplementary energy management to environmental management system. The Law on energy efficiency imposes additional requirements to implement at least three energy efficiency measures recommended by energy audit or energy management system [28].…”

Section: Latvian Policy To Tackle Energy In-efficiency and Electricitmentioning

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Energy Efficiency Obligations and Subsidies to Energy Intensive Industries in Latvia

Locmelis

Bariss

Blumberga

2019

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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The European Union’s climate and energy policy for 2030 sets ambitious targets and will challenge current energy use patterns. At the same time, policy objectives are to maintain energy affordable for business and consumers, which means that energy and climate goals should be achieved in the most cost-effective way. There is a well-known energy efficiency gap between effectively implemented energy efficiency measures and potentially economically viable ones. The authors have made a statistical analysis of the energy costs intensity of manufacturing industries in Latvia compared to other Baltic Sea countries and have consented that the three most energy consuming manufacturing industries in Latvia show a higher share of energy costs in total production costs than in their peers over a long period of time, indicating the clearly visible possibilities for energy efficiency improvements. At the same time, Latvian energy policy provides subsidies for energy-intensive manufacturing consumers by reimbursing part of their actual electricity costs. The paper analyses the amounts of reimbursements and their breakdown by manufacturing industries, identifying the most important beneficiaries of subsidies. The authors argue that beneficiaries should direct these subsidies to further energy efficiency improvements.

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Energy efficiency in large industrial plants. Legislative aspects

Cited by 18 publications

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Energy conservation opportunities: evidences from three industrial clusters in India

Energy conservation opportunities: evidences from three industrial clusters in India

Industrial Energy Efficiency Towards Green Deal Transition. Case of Latvia.

Energy Efficiency Obligations and Subsidies to Energy Intensive Industries in Latvia

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