Energy End-Use Categorization and Performance Indicators for Energy Management in the Engineering Industry

Fayas Malik Kanchiralla, Noor Jalo, Simon Johnsson, Patrik Thollander and Maria Andersson
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Fayas Malik Kanchiralla: Department of Management and Engineering, Division of Energy Systems, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
Noor Jalo: Department of Management and Engineering, Division of Energy Systems, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
Simon Johnsson: Department of Management and Engineering, Division of Energy Systems, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
Patrik Thollander: Department of Management and Engineering, Division of Energy Systems, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
Maria Andersson: Department of Management and Engineering, Division of Energy Systems, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-24

Abstract: Energy efficiency (EE) improvement is one of the most crucial elements in the decarbonization of industry. EE potential within industries largely remains untapped due to the lack of information regarding potential EE measures (EEM), knowledge regarding energy use, and due to the existence of some inconsistencies in the evaluation of energy use. Classification of energy end-using processes would increase the understanding of energy use, which in turn would increase the detection and deployment of EEMs. The study presents a novel taxonomy with hierarchical levels for energy end-use in manufacturing operations for the engineering industry, analyzes processes in terms of energy end-use (EEU) and CO 2 emissions, and scrutinizes energy performance indicators (EnPIs), as well as proposing potential new EnPIs that are suitable for the engineering industry. Even though the study has been conducted with a focus on the Swedish engineering industry, the study may be generalizable to the engineering industry beyond Sweden.

Keywords: energy use; industry; taxonomy; emission (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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