Abstract
Industry is a large energy user in nearly all countries. Approximately half of all industrial energy use is used in specific processes in the energy-intensive industries. On the other hand, various general energy conversion technologies and end uses can also be distinguished (e.g., steam production, motive power, lighting). Opportunities and potentials exist for energy savings through energy efficiency improvement in all sectors and countries. Technology development, as well as policies aimed at dissemination and implementation of these technologies, can help to realize the potential benefits. Technologies do not now, nor will they in the foreseeable future, provide a limitation on continuing energy efficiency improvements.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene |
| Editors | Dominick A. Dellasala, Michael I. Goldstein |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 421-430 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128135761 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128096659 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Boilers
- Cement
- Chemical industry
- Cross-cutting energy services
- Energy conservation
- Energy efficiency
- Energy efficiency improvement potentials
- Energy intensity trends
- Energy-efficient technologies
- Industrial energy use
- Iron & steel
- Motors
- Pulp & paper industry
- Statistics
- Steam systems