Industrial electricity demand and energy efficiency policy: the case of the Swedish mining industry

Henriksson, Eva; Söderholm, Patrik; Wårell, Linda

doi:10.1007/s12053-013-9233-7

Cited by 16 publications

(11 citation statements)

References 30 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Second, the empirical results also show that already prior to the implementation of PFE Swedish industrial firms have invested in private R&D, and they have in this way accumulated knowledge that have had electricity saving impacts [28]. In other words, already in a baseline setting industry strategies include search processes that tend to result in lower electricity use per output produced.…”

Section: A the Voluntary Energy Efficiency Program Pfementioning

confidence: 75%

“…In other words, PFE contributes to a 'catch-up' effect in that inefficient firms are encouraged to move closer to best-practice firms (i.e., the production frontier). One relevant example in the pulp and paper industry is the substitution of more efficient electric motors for less efficient ones, a measure which has been undertaken at least in 85 cases during the program's first period [28]. This will spur innovation only if there are considerable economies of learning associated with these investments, but empirically it remains unclear if this can be anticipated in the above case.…”

Section: A the Voluntary Energy Efficiency Program Pfementioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Energy efficient and low-carbon technology in process industries: Innovation, diffusion and the role of public policy

Mansikkasalo

Söderholm

2012

2012 9th International Conference on the European Energy Market

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract--This paper addresses the role of public policy in influencing technological innovation and diffusion in the energyintensive process industries (e.g., pulp and paper, iron and steel etc.). We highlight in particular technologies that either reduce the industry's energy use or imply lower process emissions of carbon dioxide. This research scope is motivated due both to its societal relevance and the fact that it raises a number of important scientific challenges and controversies. Specifically, the paper discusses the role of two different theoretical perspectives for orienting the analysis of issues in technology policy: the neoclassical and the evolutionary approaches. The overall objectives of the paper are to: (a) provide a conceptual comparison of these theoretical approaches and their implications for the role and the design of policy intervention; and (b) discuss some relevant implications for spurring innovation processes by examining the experiences of two existing policies and one future technological challenge (CCS) in the Swedish process industries.

show abstract

Section: A the Voluntary Energy Efficiency Program Pfementioning

confidence: 75%

Section: A the Voluntary Energy Efficiency Program Pfementioning

confidence: 99%

Energy efficient and low-carbon technology in process industries: Innovation, diffusion and the role of public policy

Mansikkasalo

Söderholm

2012

2012 9th International Conference on the European Energy Market

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…See Henriksson et al (2014), although it should be noted that this work focused on the time period 1980-2010 during which the main attention was devoted to identifying improvements in the production processes' electricity efficiency (e.g., through the development of so-called process integration tools).…”

Section: Concluding Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This pertains in particular to the mining and metal industry, 2 where most previous work has been quantitative, i.e., estimating productivity trends and price responses (Henriksson et al 2014;Fang et al 2009). Such research has however neglected the role of strategic decisions concerning energy use and efficiency at the company level as well as how these decisions have been influenced by market conditions, state involvement, and other contextual factors over time.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing the 1970s energy crises in a state-owned mining company: strategies pursued by the Swedish iron ore producer LKAB

2017

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In this paper, we analyze the strategies adopted by the Swedish state-owned iron ore mining producer LKAB in response to the 1970s energy crises, i.e., soaring energy input expenses in combination with stagnating demand for iron ore. The analysis builds on a unique empirical material, e.g., minutes from board meetings, over an extended time period. This permits in-depth analyses of the two main strategies pursued by LKAB at the time: (a) securing energy supplies (as well as output sales) through upstream investments in uranium and coal mining; and (b) engaging in own R&D to enable energy-saving measures and product development. While the LKAB experiences tend to support the notion that investments supporting broader societal goals, although at the expense of firm productivity, may be likely in the presence of strong state government involvement, they also show that state-owned mineral enterprises can be highly innovative and competitive following investments in internal R&D. Specifically, LKAB's R&D contributed to significant product development and energy savings, the latter occurring both in the company's own pelletizing process as well as in the processes of key customers (i.e., the steel companies). The paper concludes by highlighting a number of important lessons for contemporary energy transitions in the process industries.

show abstract

“…At present, the research object of energy efficiency is mainly concentrated in the level of national [7] , provincial [8] and industry [9] . However, there is less research on energy efficiency of each segment.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Research on Beijing Industrial Energy Efficiency under Industry Updating and Transfer

Wang¹,

Yufang²

2017

Proceedings of the 2017 2nd International Conference on Financial Innovation and Economic Development (ICFIED 2017)

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract. Industry upgrading and transfer is an important way of the industry collaborative optimization in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and the research on energy efficiency has important practical significance in the process of industrial transfer and upgrading. Based on the capital, labor and energy consumption as input indicators, industrial added value as the expected output indicator, carbon dioxide emissions as the unexpected output indicator, this paper uses the DEA-Malmquist model to measure total factor energy efficiency of Beijing, including 36 sub-industrial sectors and they are divided into high, medium and low energy efficiency industry by using the system cluster analysis. Then we calculate the total factor energy efficiency index and its decomposition index of Beijing industry in [2005][2006][2007][2008][2009][2010][2011][2012][2013]. The empirical analysis draws that the overall industrial energy efficiency shows an upward trend. And the technological progress is the main driving factor and the difference of pure technical efficiency is the main reason for the gap among the industries.

show abstract

Industrial electricity demand and energy efficiency policy: the case of the Swedish mining industry

Cited by 16 publications

References 30 publications

Energy efficient and low-carbon technology in process industries: Innovation, diffusion and the role of public policy

Energy efficient and low-carbon technology in process industries: Innovation, diffusion and the role of public policy

Managing the 1970s energy crises in a state-owned mining company: strategies pursued by the Swedish iron ore producer LKAB

Research on Beijing Industrial Energy Efficiency under Industry Updating and Transfer

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About