Beyond barriers - A case study on driving forces for improved energy efficiency in the foundry industries in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Sweden
Beyond barriers - A case study on driving forces for improved energy efficiency in the foundry industries in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Sweden
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10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.05.036
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发表时间：
2013-11
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11.2
通讯作者：
P. Thollander;Sandra Backlund;A. Trianni;E. Cagno
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作者：
P. Thollander;Sandra Backlund;A. Trianni;E. Cagno
能源管理在工业能源系统向提高能源效率和增强可持续性的转变中发挥着重要作用。本文旨在研究欧洲一些能源密集型铸造行业提高能效的驱动力。这项调查是作为一项多案例研究进行的，涉及芬兰、法国、德国、意大利、波兰、西班牙和瑞典的65家铸造厂。最相关的感知驱动力被发现是与经济相关的，其次是组织驱动力。然而，根据公司的规模和国家，一些差异是可以理解的。几乎一半的受访铸造厂缺乏长期的能源战略，约四分之一的铸造厂表示他们使用了能效合同(EPC)，只有大约十分之一的铸造厂使用了第三方融资(TPF)。在被调查的铸造厂中，五分之三的工厂进行了能源审计。受访者表示，平均而言，节能潜力为7.5%。总之，欧洲铸造业的能源管理，尽管能源价格不断上涨，欧盟采取了广泛的能源政策行动，但似乎仍有很大的改善潜力，需要在该领域进行未来的研究和政策行动。
Energy management plays an important role in the transformation of industrial energy systems towards improved energy efficiency and increased sustainability. This paper aims to study driving forces for improved energy efficiency in some European energy-intensive foundry industries. The investigation has been conducted as a multiple case study involving 65 foundries located in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Sweden. The most relevant perceived driving forces were found to be financially related, followed by organizational driving forces. Nevertheless, some differences can be appreciated according to the firm’s size and country. Almost half of the studied foundries lack a long-term energy strategy, about one-fourth stated that they have used Energy Performance Contracting (EPC), and only approximately one in ten foundries have used Third Party Financing (TPF). Among the studied foundries, three out of five have conducted an energy audit. On average, the energy saving potential according to the respondents is stated to be 7.5%. In conclusion, energy management in the European foundry industry, despite increasing energy prices and extensive energy policy actions taken by the EU, still seems to have great improvement potential, calling for future research and policy actions in the field.