Robust planning of energy management systems with environmental and constraint-conservative considerations under multiple uncertainties

Dong, Chang Qing; Huang, Guohe; Cai, Yanpeng; Liu, Y.

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2012.09.001

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“…INTRODUCTION South African electricity tariffs and international non-renewable energy costs are increasing at a rapid rate [1]. These trends highlight the need for competitive, energy-intensive industries to reduce energy cost [2]. An international drive for improved energy efficiency is incentivising and regulating industrial, commercial, and residential areas to reduce their energy consumption.…”

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“…An international drive for improved energy efficiency is incentivising and regulating industrial, commercial, and residential areas to reduce their energy consumption. The improvement of energy efficiency in all these sectors, however, remains a slow and expensive process [2]. Improving energy efficiency requires the updating, replacement, or addition of new, more effective devices, infrastructure, or control systems.…”

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The Need for a Comprehensive Energy Management Information System for Industries

Goosen

Swanepoel

Plessis

2016

SAJIE

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Electricity costs in South Africa are increasing rapidly, and the funding hurdle rates for energy conservation incentives are decreasing. Therefore, with rising international competition and increasing operational costs, marginal industries need to focus on energy management strategies where larger savings can be achieved with lower capital expenditure. This paper sketches the need for a comprehensive energy management information system (EMIS). Common industrial energy management pitfalls are identified and energy conservation incentives are outlined. New focus points that improve client awareness and in turn improve the sustainability of energy management interventions are also highlighted. However, benefitting from energy incentives is becoming more complex. Therefore, many clients do not benefit from these incentives unless specialised Energy Service Companies (ESCos) are employed. ESCos, however, require large amounts of data to manage clients' energy effectively. Herein lies the need for a comprehensive EMIS that aids ESCos and their clients with the energy management process. An EMIS was developed and implemented for several industries in South Africa. Data is automatically collected, processed, analysed, and presented on a daily basis. A case study investigates the exorbitant amounts of data and reports that are managed automatically, which further highlights the need for a comprehensive EMIS. OPSOMMINGDie koste van elektrisiteit in Suid-Afrika neem vinnig toe en die befondsing struikelblok vir energiebesparing innovasie is besig om weg te kwyn. Met die toenemende internasionale mededinging en bedryfskostes moet marginale industrieë fokus op energiebestuurstrategieë wat groter besparings kan bewerkstellig met laer kapitaalbesteding. Hierdie artikel skets die behoefte vir ŉ omvattende energiebestuur inligtingstelsel. Algemene industriële energiebestuur slaggate word geïdentifiseer en energiebesparingsinsentiewe word uiteengesit. Nuwe fokuspunte wat kliënt-bewustheid verbeter en dus die volhoubaarheid van energiebestuur verbeter word uitgelig. Om voordeel te trek uit energiebesparingsinsentiewe word meer kompleks en baie kliënte trek nie voordeel daaruit tensy daar van energiediensmaatskappye gebruik gemaak word nie. Energiediensmaatskappye benodig egter groot hoeveelhede data om hul kliënte se energie doeltreffend te bestuur. Die behoefte lê dus in ŉ alomvattende energiebestuur inligtingstelsel wat energiediensmaatskappye en hul kliënte kan bystaan. So ŉ inligtingstelsel is ontwikkel en geïmplementeer by verskeie industrieë in Suid-Afrika. Data word outonoom bymekaargemaak, geprosesseer, geanaliseer en voorgehou op ŉ daaglikse basis. ŉ Gevallestudie ondersoek die buitensporige data volumes en verslae wat outonoom genereer word. Dit beklemtoon die behoefte vir ŉ alomvattende energiebestuur inligtingstelsel. In energy-strapped environments, like South Africa, incentive and rebate programmes provide crucial financial and legislatorial assistance to the industrial, commercial, and residential sectors ...

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The Need for a Comprehensive Energy Management Information System for Industries

Goosen

Swanepoel

Plessis

2016

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“…It is the main factor for relieving poverty, improving human welfare, and raising living standards (Dong et al 2013). Energy has a fundamental role in moving toward sustainable development and social actualization in modern age.…”

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Iran’s energy scenarios on a 20-year vision

Chaharsooghi

Rezaei

Alipour

2015

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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With the heightened awareness of global environmental issues of greenhouse gas emissions by fossil fuels as non-renewable energy resources, the application of renewable energies (REs) has emerged as one of the most significant policies in most of the countries throughout the world. Although Iran is blessed with high potential of RE resources such as solar, wind, and geothermal, development of such resources, however, has been neglected due to the various reasons. Considering the long time needed to develop and deploy RE resources, a long-term planning is required in this area. Therefore, applying the scenario planning method, this research develops four scenarios in Iran's 2025 vision, through a combination of the changes in energy consumption and RE generation: green path, standardization, fossil energy, and non-targeted subsidy. Developed scenarios are then compared with the government plan for utilizing REs in 10 % of total electric power generation in a 20-year vision. Results indicate that standardization and fossil energy are the most probable scenarios. Green path is the most optimistic scenario for the country, suggesting the goal of producing 10 % of total electricity share through REs could be achievable by 2025. And the non-targeted subsidy is the most pessimistic and unexpected scenario for the country.

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“…Energy efficiency could be developed by applying modern technologies, conceptual framework tools about energy, energy recovering in that process by the use of energy wastes in different processes [8]. Up to now most of the policies related to energy consumption are made because of the increased energy demands and decrease of GHGs production but it encounters with serious challenges because of unclear reasons [3].…”

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“…So an extended range of energy efficiency measures in this sector is particularly developed and used by industrial sectors throughout the world [1]; [2].Energy is the core of social improvement and economical wealth and it is considered as an important factor in industrial and commercial products [3]. It is important to assert that energy saving is not only include costs' depression or concerning about environment problems but it also has capability to create a comparative advantage for manufacturing firms [4] & [5].…”

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Analysis of Energy Efficiency Aspects in Energy Management Model of Bunse in Manufacture Case Study: Manufacturing Managers of Mobarakeh Steel Complex, 2013

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Robust planning of energy management systems with environmental and constraint-conservative considerations under multiple uncertainties

Cited by 65 publications

References 59 publications

The Need for a Comprehensive Energy Management Information System for Industries

The Need for a Comprehensive Energy Management Information System for Industries

Iran’s energy scenarios on a 20-year vision

Analysis of Energy Efficiency Aspects in Energy Management Model of Bunse in Manufacture Case Study: Manufacturing Managers of Mobarakeh Steel Complex, 2013

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