Assessing the relative efficiency of energy use among similar manufacturing industries

Fernando Aguirre; Jesus Villalobos; Patrick Phelan; Rafael Pacheco

doi:10.1002/er.1701

Assessing the relative efficiency of energy use among similar manufacturing industries

Fernando Aguirre, Jesus Villalobos, Patrick Phelan, Rafael Pacheco

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This article presents a methodology to measure relative industrial energy efficiency across plants within a manufacturing sector through the use of energy-production signatures (EPSs). Linear programming in combination with regression methods, benchmarking and simulation models are used to study the behavior of a representative manufacturing plant. The methodology is validated using data available from the Department of Energy database. The proposed EPSs can be used for proactive benchmarking and diagnostic purposes leading to improvements in energy consumption for individual companies. The results show that the proposed methodology successfully identifies energy and production inefficiencies within a manufacturing segment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	477-488
Number of pages	12
Journal	International Journal of Energy Research
Volume	35
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/er.1701
State	Published - May 2011

Keywords

Aggregate efficiency decomposition model
Data envelopment analysis
Energy-production signatures
Manufacturing

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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