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Concept of an integrated performance measurement system in energy intensive industries – energy and environmental performance indicators

The European Union has ambitious goals for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission. It is promising that EU has already demonstrated how much can be done in reducing the energy intensity of manufacturing processes through energy efficiency and sustainable production processes. However, further improvements are necessary, especially in energy intensive industries. Specific measures that have been shown to work well include efficiency targets and standards, benchmarking, energy audits and energy management requirements, complemented by training, capacity-building, information provision and awareness raising campaigns. The research work described in this paper presents a concept and main benefits of the implementation of integrated performance measurement system in energy intensive industrial company. Proposed concept of the integrated performance measurement system is built on the assumption that excellent understanding of the energy consumption is the key prerequisite for proper and timely decisions to reduce energy and raw material use and negative environmental impacts, taking into account the technical limitations of the industrial plant. The presented case study with description of involved actors and activities represents a repeatable and practical application of the integrated performance measurement system in energy intensive industries. The proposed set of energy and environmental performance indicators has been tested in real industrial environment and has proved its potential to initiate sustainable changes in the production process. Also, external factors that are beyond control but which do influence daily operations of energy intensive industrial companies have been analysed, for example process operators’ behaviour and variations in production outputs.

Integrated Performance Measurement System ; Energy Intensive Industries ; Energy Efficiency ; ICT ; Performance Indicators ; Behavioural Changes

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