Industrial energy efficiency improvements

Tang, O., Mohanty, B., 1996. Industrial energy efficiency improvement through cogeneration a case study of the textile industry in Thailand. Energy 21 (12), 1169—1178. 

Jeroen de Beer, Potential for Industrial Energy - Efficiency Improvement in the Long Term (1998). 

This act selected some dozen key residential appliances and proposed industry-tvide voluntary targets for energy efficiency improvement. If industry could not meet these volnntary targets, which averaged a 20 percent reduction in energy use compared to then-current figures, mandatory standards wonld be estab-... 

Much of the potential for improvement in technical energy efficiencies in industrial processes depends on how closely such processes have approached their thermodynamic limit. There are two types of energy efficiency measures (1) more efficient use in existing equipment through improved operation, maintenance or retrofit of equipment and (2) use of more efficient new equipment by introducing more efficient processes and systems at the point of capital turnover or expansion of production. More efficient practices and new technologies exist for all industrial sectors. Table 2 outlines some examples of energy efficiency improvement techniques and practices. 

De Beer, J. Worrell, E. and Blok, K. (1998). Long-Term Energy-Efficiency Improvements in the Paper and Board Industries. Energy 23 21-42. 

Energy efficiency improvements, chemical industry, 10 136-137 Energy efficiency programs/activities, 10 158-166... 

In China and other less industrialized nations, industrial energy efficiency could be substantially improved. Chinese buildings require twice the energy as do buildings in similar climates in Europe or the United States. The efficiency of their power plants is 40% below the efficiency of combined-cycle plants in the United States. Their steel industry requires 20%, their cement 45%, and ethylene producers require 60% more energy than the international average. For these reasons, state-of-the-art optimization and energy conservation techniques (the topic of Chapter 2) alone can make a big difference. 

Hasanbeigi, A., September 2010. Energy-efficiency Improvement Opportunities for the Textile Industry. LBNL-3970E. 

Neelis M, Worrell E, Masanet E. Energy efficiency improvement and cost saving opportunities for the petrochemical industry. LBNL-964E. Berkeley, CA Berkelye National Laboratory June 2008. 

Galitsky, C. Worrell, E. Ruth, M. Energy Efficiency Improvements and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Corn Wet Milling Industry, Paper LBNL-52307 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA, 2003,... 

In 1980, >1 one million ts of sodium sulfate were consumed in the United States, but this had declined to <600, 000 t by the end of 1994. The decline is partly a result of higher energy prices and more efficient use of Na2S04 by the paper industry. At one time the kraft paper industry consumed two-thirds of sodium sulfate production. Pressures on paper producers to clean effluent streams and reduce energy forced improvements in internal processes and recycling of sodium sulfate (11,12). 

The increased availability of energy fueled the Industrial Revolution. The United States became the world s largest oil producer, and the new fossil fuels were abundant and modestly priced. A technology s energy efficiency was not a key part of capital investment decisions. Energy-efficient technology as a priority ranked well behind improved performance. 

The commercial and industrial sectors account for more than fifty percent of all energy consumption in the United States. The Departinent of Commerce (DOC), whose mission is to improve the overall competitiveness of the commercial and industrial sector, is very concerned with reducing consumption through conservation and energy efficiency, and in improving the competitiveness of the energy businesses on the production issues. 

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