 Strategic perspectives on energy management: A case study in the process industryMartin Rudberg, Martin Waldemarsson and Helene Lidestam Applied Energy, 2013, vol. 104, issue C, 487-496 Abstract: Energy issues and energy management gain more interest within the society at large as well as amongst companies of different sizes. Yet, even in energy-intensive companies, like process industries, energy management is seldom treated strategically. The purpose of this study is thus to investigate the necessary prerequisites for putting energy management on the strategic agenda in energy-intensive process industries. This is done by the means of a literature review and a case study, and the analysis is based on how energy management is treated from three perspectives; a strategic perspective, an energy system utilization perspective, and an alternative revenue perspective. The case study shows, similar to other process industry companies, that the strategic importance of energy management, to a large extent, is neglected. The research also indicates necessary prerequisites, for each perspective, for highlighting the strategic importance of energy management for a typical company in the process industry sector. Keywords: Energy management; Energy-intensive production systems; Energy efficiency; Energy planning; Specialty chemicals; Case study (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:appene:v:104:y:2013:i:c:p:487-496 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.11.027 Access Statistics for this article Applied Energy is currently edited by J. Yan More articles in Applied Energy from Elsevier |
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