Abstract
The pulp and paper industry is one of the five most energy-intensive industries world-wide. In Sweden, most pulp and paper mills were certified with a standardized energy management system already in 2005. As Swedish mills have more than a decade of experience with energy management systems and energy key performance indicators (KPIs), studying KPIs within Swedish pulp and paper mills will enable both a state-of-the-art positioning of best-practice in relation to energy KPIs in pulp and paper mills, but also spot potential barriers and drivers in the utilization of energy KPIs.This paper studies the current level of implementation and operationalization of energy-related KPIs in the Swedish pulp and paper industry. The results show a potential for improvement.
Highlights
Improved industrial energy efficiency is recognized as one of the primary means for reducing greenhouse gas emissions [1,2]
The quantitative data collection shows that 93% of the responding pulp and paper mills have energy key performance indicators (KPIs) for their sites’ total energy efficiency, and 93% had KPIs to monitor the most energy-intensive production processes
A unique methodological approach to studying energy KPIs for an industrial sector is employed in this paper, which covers the Swedish pulp and paper industry
Summary
Improved industrial energy efficiency is recognized as one of the primary means for reducing greenhouse gas emissions [1,2]. For some manufacturing companies, implementing an energy management system in accordance with the ISO 50001 standard is a natural first step. This holds true in particular for the energy-intensive Swedish pulp and paper industry, which implemented its first certified energy management systems in 2005, as a part of a Voluntary Agreement Program. This implementation was based on a Swedish energy management standard and companies were certified in accordance with that standard. It is important to make a distinction between energy management and an energy management system, as the latter is a tool that facilitates continuous work with energy management within a company [11]
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