Abstract
Energy Roadmap outlined by the European Commission sets out several routes for a more sustainable, competitive and secure energy system in 2050. All the outlined scenarios consider energy efficiency, renewable energy, nuclear energy and carbon capture and storage. In this paper, more attention has been devoted to the energy efficiency issue, by the identification of new micro and small networks opportunity fed by hybrid plants in the North-East of Italy. National energy balance and national transmission system operator data allowed to collect industrial energy consumptions data on the investigated area. Applying industrial statistics to the local energy needs allows to collect a dataset including consumption information by factory and by company structure (size and employees) for each industrial sector highlighting the factory density in the area. Preliminary outcomes from the model address to the exploitation of local by-product for energy purposes.
Highlights
The European Commission policy is offering significant opportunities for public and private investment to support growth, employment and structural transformation
In pulp and paper industries an energy intensity improvement and an energy consumption reduction is expected despite a gradual increase in production rates
Food and drink sector is subject to a continuous improvement leading to the energy consumption reduction despite the growth of production
Summary
The European Commission policy is offering significant opportunities for public and private investment to support growth, employment and structural transformation. The new generation of programmes under the European Structural and Investment Funds The industry energy efficiency levels are expected to be improved up to 2050 in several industrial sectors. Steel, chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries are the most involved in this process because it is expected an increment of their energy consumption due to the production growth despite the energy intensity improvement. In pulp and paper industries an energy intensity improvement and an energy consumption reduction is expected despite a gradual increase in production rates. Food and drink sector is subject to a continuous improvement leading to the energy consumption reduction despite the growth of production.
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