Compared to the research efforts in the field of energy efficiency and resource efficiency in the past, a lasting implementation of innovative concepts in this field in daily practice seems to be rather low. If the former proved to be able to obtain substantial savings of energy, reduction of emissions and saving of money, the latter, with its enormous potential, is still having a hard time. This panel wants to show innovative examples for sustainable production, focussing on holistic approaches with regard to the whole process chain and the entire supply chain, as well as to adjacent systems like product development, production planning and distribution, and, of course, to all resource flows, e.g. energy, material or water. This panel aims at the broadest possible presentation of industry, in particular sustainable production solutions with high effort implemented in daily practice, and looks at examples that inspire, with possible transferability to other enterprises and production sectors. In Panel 2, we start with papers that deal with the broadening the view on energy efficiency. We then continue with examining tools for improving energy efficiency and eco-efficiency, with a special focus on information gathering and use. Finally, analyses of different scales of impact on sustainable production will be presented and discussed.
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