Abstract
The article is devoted to the problem of increasing the efficiency of using energy resources of enterprises of the pulp and paper industry in Ukraine. It has been determined that the pulp and paper industry belongs to energy-intensive types of economic activity. Based on the results of the correlation and regression analysis, a connection was revealed and an economic and mathematical model was formed of the dependence of energy costs for the production of 1 ton of paper on the productivity of paper machines, equipment wear and the volume of investments in energy saving measures. Application of the proposed model will improve information support for the analysis of the effectiveness of energy saving measures, forecasting energy costs and strategic energy management in general. It was carried out at pulp and paper mills, the main obstacles to replacing fossil fuels with biomass in heat production were identified. This made it possible to develop a scientific and organizational model for the energy modernization of enterprises in the pulp and paper industry. It includes financial, organizational, environmental, regulatory, technological, scientific and educational tools. Their application at management will help improve the infrastructure of enterprises in terms of the use of renewable energy resources.
Highlights
The pulp and paper industry plays an important role in the economy, in meeting social needs and in the implementation of low carbon energy systems, but it is an energy intensive activity
The pulp and paper industry is an energy-intensive sector of the economy
During 2010-2017, the average annual growth rate of energy consumption in the pulp and paper industry in Hungary amounted to 14.2 thousand toe, or 7.0%, Poland – 46.1 thousand toe or 2.82%, Portugal – 0.9 thousand toe or 0.1%, Belgium – 6.3 thousand toe or 0.9%, Great Britain – 46.9 thousand toe or 2.8%
Summary
The pulp and paper industry plays an important role in the economy, in meeting social needs and in the implementation of low carbon energy systems, but it is an energy intensive activity. According to the Technological Map of the European Strategic Plan for Energy Technologies, the average energy costs in the pulp and paper industry of the European Union countries are from 16 to 30%, and in Ukraine they measure up to 40% [25]. Reduction of energy costs in the pulp and paper industry of Ukraine, bringing them to the average European level are especially relevant in the context of adaptation to environmental changes caused by the global pandemic Covid-19. Increasing the efficiency of the use of energy resources is a priority task to ensure sustainable development, maintain market positions, increase the competitiveness of pulp and paper enterprises in the context of the introduction of European environmental, technical and energy standards
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