Sustainable Production and the Role of Industry in the Energy Transition and Carbon Neutrality
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 12920
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy efficiency; energy transition; carbon neutrality; industrial cooling; optimisation
Interests: energy transition; carbon neutrality; demand side management; energy system modelling; sector coupling
Interests: process integration; energy efficiency; high-temperature heat pumps; electrification of process heat; energy transition in industry; carbon neutrality
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Dear Colleagues,
Industry and manufacturing play a major role in our current energy system. A significant portion of the world's energy consumption is needed to meet the needs of industry. However, due to increased efforts to limit the effects of climate change, industrial and commercial consumers are changing their behaviour. In addition to environmental and technological factors, economic factors are also driving this trend. Starting with low-hanging fruit such as simple energy efficiency measures, current developments aim at holistic strategies to realise a climate-neutral company. However, there are still many open research questions to be answered.
This Special Issue will unite experts in the field of sustainable production and the role of industry in the energy transition. Contributions will present new results from case studies, technological developments, and holistic approaches to greenhouse gas accounting and energy planning. The aim is to highlight innovative approaches towards systematically improving energy efficiency, to further develop strategies for climate-neutral companies and related greenhouse gas accounting, and to understand industry and its energy needs as an integral part of renewable energy systems. For the latter, industry can offer potential for flexibility and waste heat. The Special Issue therefore aims to highlight current research and development, particularly in the following areas.
Dr. Ron-Hendrik Hechelmann
Prof. Dr. Henning Meschede
Dr. Florian Schlosser
Dr. Alexander Schlüter
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy efficiency in industry: measures and benchmarks
- heat recovery and process integration
- electrification of process heat
- industrial heat pumps
- hydrogen in industrial processes
- waste heat utilisation in district heating
- sector coupling
- demand side management and flexible energy demand
- life cycle assessment
- corporate carbon footprint
- carbon accounting and controlling
- strategies for climate-neutral business
- energy monitoring and Industry 4.0
- energy planning with regard to industrial energy demand
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