Barriers to improving energy efficiency within the process industries with a focus on low grade heat utilisation

Walsh, Conor; Thornley, Patricia

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.10.038

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“…To emphasize the linkages among obstacles to EEI, a barrier map based on the categorization of the barriers is developed by [57]. This category dealt with barriers such as structural, market interaction, and performance barriers.…”

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Linking of Barriers to Energy Efficiency Improvement in Indonesia’s Steel Industry

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Abstract:Energy use in Indonesia's steel industry accounts for about 20-35% of total production costs. Consequently, energy end-use efficiency is a crucial measure that is used to reduce energy intensity and decrease production costs. This article aims to investigate the relationships among different barriers to energy efficiency improvement (EEI), using a framework with the following six constructs: government policy, the financial-economic factor, the managerial-organizational factor, the technological factor, workforce, and quality and type of feedstock and fuel used. The data were collected from steel firm practitioners in Indonesia, using a questionnaire to test our framework. The results demonstrate that the applied framework was applicable. We find that EEI is moderately influenced by all constructs but that the managerial-organizational factor has the greatest direct effect on improvements and is the most significant factor.

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“…Furthermore, the categorization of barriers could provide some potential solutions so that the decision maker could select measures to overcome the obstacles is argued by [57]. Based on a literature review, our study attempts to identify which barriers are frequently encountered (Figure 2).…”

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Linking of Barriers to Energy Efficiency Improvement in Indonesia’s Steel Industry

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“…A lack of prioritizing energy efficiency within management and long decision chains is the main obstacle encountered by the group-owned foundries related to organizational factors [3]. At the decision-making level, the hierarchical structure, or distance between energy managers and decision makers, generates a complex decision chain.…”

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“…These critical limiting factors are referred to as barriers. Barriers are generally linked, and understanding the relations among them can help in identifying the most appropriate strategy for overcoming these barriers [3]. Furthermore, the existence of these barriers offers justification for company decision makers to detect the major barriers in order to promote the most effective methods and understand the difficulties when undertaking the adoption of energy-efficient technologies [4].…”

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Analysis of Relationships among Organizational Barriers to Energy Efficiency Improvement: A Case Study in Indonesia’s Steel Industry

Soepardi

Thollander

2018

Sustainability

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Abstract:The aim of this paper is to analyze and rank the managerial-organizational barriers to energy efficiency improvement from an industry perspective. To that end, this study utilizes the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) methodology to identify the contextual relationships among the barriers. In a focus group discussion forum, five practitioners from the steel industry were consulted to identify these mutual linkages. The results indicated that five of the eight barriers proposed are in the linkage category. These barriers include that the energy manager or people in charge of energy management lack influence, there are higher priorities to production activity, there is management resistance to change, there is inadequate management capacity, and there are conflicts of interest within the organization. The management should focus more attention on these barriers, because they have both high driving power and dependency. The findings are intended to help managers from manufacturing sectors identify key barriers and thus develop strategic plans to address these issues.

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“…These problems have been raised in previous research. Walsh and Thornley (2012) found among others two important barriers to energy efficiency improvements in the process industry; location (mismatch between the heat source and the possible heat sink) and availability of infrastructure (existence (or non-existence) of piping for heat transportation). Proximity to a DH network for heat deliveries from industries seems to be a prerequisite for large-scale heat recovery.…”

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Energy efficiency through industrial excess heat recovery—policy impacts

Viklund

2014

Energy Efficiency

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The EU target on energy efficiency implies a 20% reduction in the use of primary energy by implementation of energy efficiency measures. Not all potential cost-effective measures for improved energy efficiency are implemented. This energy efficiency gap is explained by market barriers. Policy instruments can be used to overcome these barriers. The target could, for example, be obtained through industrial excess heat recovery; but there is a knowledge gap on factors affecting excess heat utilization. In this study, interviews were carried out with energy managers in order to study excess heat utilization from industry's perspective. The study seeks to present how excess heat recovery can be promoted or discouraged through policy instruments, and several factors are raised in the paper. The interviews revealed that excess heat recovery is generally referred to in terms of heat deliveries to the district heating network. One may need to look for innovative recovery solutions and policies are needed to bring these solutions into action. Due to inefficient conversion for heat driven electricity generation, a system favoring this implementation could favor an inefficient system. Beyond external instruments, internal goals, visions and the importance of energy as a priority were shown to be important in the work with improved energy management.

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Barriers to improving energy efficiency within the process industries with a focus on low grade heat utilisation

Cited by 71 publications

References 23 publications

Linking of Barriers to Energy Efficiency Improvement in Indonesia’s Steel Industry

Linking of Barriers to Energy Efficiency Improvement in Indonesia’s Steel Industry

Analysis of Relationships among Organizational Barriers to Energy Efficiency Improvement: A Case Study in Indonesia’s Steel Industry

Energy efficiency through industrial excess heat recovery—policy impacts

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