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

Soepardi, Apriani; Pratikto, Pratikto; Santoso, Purnomo Budi; Tama, Ishardita Pambudi; Thollander, Patrik

doi:10.3390/en11010234

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“…Our results coincide with prior research arguing the vital role of energy management [69,100], and finding that managerial and organizational factors have the greatest direct effects on energy efficiency improvements [21]. The results also coincide with a recent review on drivers for the adoption of eco-innovations [45] that also points to the importance of internal factors.…”

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Closing the Energy Efficiency Gap—A Systematic Review of Empirical Articles on Drivers to Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Firms

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2018

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Abstract:Research has identified an extensive potential for energy efficiency within the manufacturing sector, which is responsible for a substantial share of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The purpose of this study is to enhance the knowledge of vital drivers for energy efficiency in this sector by providing a critical and systematic review of the empirical literature on drivers to energy efficiency in manufacturing firms at the firm level. The systematic literature review (SLR) is based on peer-reviewed articles published between 1998 and 2016. The findings reveal that organizational and economic drivers are, from the firms' perspective, the most prominent stimulus for energy efficiency and that they consider policy instruments and market drivers to be less important. Secondly, firm size has a positive effect on the firms' energy efficiency, while the literature is inconclusive considering sectorial impact. Third, the studies are mainly conducted in the US and Western European countries, despite the fact that future increase in energy demand is expected outside these regions. These findings imply a potential mismatch between energy policy-makers' and firm mangers' understanding of which factors are most important for achieving increased energy efficiency in manufacturing firms. Energy policies should target the stimulation of management, competence, and organizational structure in addition to the provision of economic incentives. Further understanding about which and how internal resources, organizational capabilities, and management practices impact energy efficiency in manufacturing firms is needed. Future energy efficiency scholars should advance our theoretical understanding of the relationship between energy efficiency improvements in firms, the related change processes, and the drivers that affect these processes.

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“…In suggesting policy implications, we recognize the challenge of designing energy policies, as their effect can be mediated by contextual factors and other drivers [21,100]. When suggesting policy implications it is essential to consider both the policy mix and the total spectrum of drivers.…”

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Closing the Energy Efficiency Gap—A Systematic Review of Empirical Articles on Drivers to Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Firms

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2018

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“…In recent years, the increase in energy consumption is recorded in the industrial [ 1 , 2 ] and global transportation [ 3 , 4 ] sectors, mainly as a result of increased economic activity and mobility of people across the country. Among the various types of energy, fossil energy shows the greatest number of energy consumption to supply global electricity in the industrial and global transportation [ 3 , 5 ].…”

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Morphological Modification and Analysis of ZnO Nanorods and Their Optical Properties and Polarization

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We report on the effect of the morphological modification on optical properties and polarization of ZnO nanorods (NR). Here, the morphology and structure of the ZnO NR were modified by introducing different annealing temperatures. The increase of length and diameter and change in density of the ZnO NR were clearly observed by increasing the annealing temperature. We found that the samples show different oxygen vacancy (VO) and zinc interstitial (ZnI) concentrations. We suggest that the different concentrations of VO and ZnI are originated from morphological and structural modification. Our results reveal that optical absorption and polarization of ZnO NR could be enhanced by producing a high concentration of VO and ZnI. The modification of VO and ZnI promotes a decrease in the band gap and coexistence of high optical absorption and polarization in our ZnO NR. Our findings would give a broad insight into the morphological modification and characterization technique on ZnO NR. The high optical and polarization characteristics of ZnO NR are potential for developing the high-performance nanogenerator device for multitype energy harvesting.

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“…An in-house energy management program is perhaps the most important tool or method by which an industrial company can tackle barriers to EEI [5]. The findings of [6] show that the managerial-organizational barriers are the most important factors for EEI in Indonesia's steel industry and have the highest direct effect on it.…”

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

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Closing the Energy Efficiency Gap—A Systematic Review of Empirical Articles on Drivers to Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Firms

Closing the Energy Efficiency Gap—A Systematic Review of Empirical Articles on Drivers to Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Firms

Morphological Modification and Analysis of ZnO Nanorods and Their Optical Properties and Polarization

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

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