ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR ENERGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES

摘要

Energy management for the process industries is becoming a competitive necessity. Manufacturers must capture opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions and at the same time increase bottom line profitability. The objective of this article is to present an integrated approach for reducing energy operating costs and emissions and sustaining energy performance. The integrated approach considers both the steam and power utility system (the utility supply side) and the production processes (the utility's demand side). An important component of the solution is provided by a rigorous model-based energy management system, which can be used to help take advantage of potential savings which have hitherto been largely unexploited in addition to providing optimised and consistent information about a site's key processes and facilities for decision-makers.