Abstract
This paper aims to present a procedure that allows identifying savings opportunities in a steel manufacturing company. The procedure based on the ISO 50001, 50004, and 50006 standards comprise the use of tools such as energy baselines, the goal line, energy performance indicators, the Pareto chart, and an energy review. As a result of the implementation of the procedure, it was possible to obtain the baseline, the goal line, and energy performance indicators that allow the control of energy consumption and efficiency of the company in general and of the area with the highest electricity consumption. It was possible to identify that there is a potential savings of up to 6% throughout the company and up to 13% in the area with the highest electrical energy consumption. From an energy review carried out in the area with the highest consumption, motors operating with low load and idle for long periods were identified, as well as a lack of maintenance. Besides, the replacement of traditional technology lamps by LED technology lamps was proposed. The procedure can be generalized in steel industries with similar characteristics, which is one of the sectors that consume the most energy worldwide.Keywords: Electricity, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Saving, Energy Performance Indicator, Steel IndustryJEL Classifications: Q4, L610DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.11142
Highlights
The industrial sector consumes 29% of the world’s energy demand and has an energy-saving potential of 20% equivalent to 974 million tons of oil equivalent (Morejón et al, 2019), (Eras et al, 2019), (Fawkes et al, 2016)
The study presented demonstrates the possibility provided by the ISO 50001, 50004, and 50006 standards to implement tools of little complexity without the need for investment and that can significantly impact the control of energy consumption and the identification of energy-saving opportunities of a company
In the case study presented, it was possible to obtain the baseline and goal lines and valid energy performance indicators that allow the control of energy consumption and energy efficiency of the company in general and of the areas
Summary
The industrial sector consumes 29% of the world’s energy demand and has an energy-saving potential of 20% equivalent to 974 million tons of oil equivalent (Morejón et al, 2019), (Eras et al, 2019), (Fawkes et al, 2016).
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