Assessing Swedish Foundries Energy Management Program

Aida Sa, Patrik Thollander, Enrico Cagno and Majid Rafiee
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Aida Sa: Department of Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9414, Iran
Patrik Thollander: Department of Management and Engineering, Division of Energy System, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden
Enrico Cagno: Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, via Lambruschini 4/B, 20156 Milano, Italy
Majid Rafiee: Department of Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9414, Iran

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 10, 1-13

Abstract: With regard to increased sustainability, managers not only need to know WHAT is needed for their company to improve, but also HOW to do so in detail is equally important. Energy management (EnM) is a pillar to the transformation of industrial energy systems towards enhanced energy efficiency and increased sustainability. One way to develop more and improve EnM both practically and theoretically is to shed light on how the combination of techniques and operation can contribute to successful EnM. This paper, therefore, through investigation of 10 Swedish foundries aims to present the structure of the energy strategy and associated practices at first; second, to assess industry’s EnM program and maturity level; and third, to identify and understand the nature of energy efficiency promoting factors within studied cases.

Keywords: energy management program; energy management assessment; foundry; industrial energy efficiency (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: 2018
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