Industrial strategies for improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Examples from the Climate Wise program

Conference · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1997

OSTI ID:20001919

Buhsmer, K; Nelson, H; Wayman, A; Winkelman, S; Milmoe, P H

Climate Wise is a partnership initiative between the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Department of Energy (DOE), and industry designed to stimulate the voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions among participating manufacturing companies. Climate Wise works with the manufacturing sector, which comprises 25 to 30 percent of the total US energy consumption, to promote the continued and increased implementation of energy efficiency and other pollution prevention measures. This paper reviews the energy use and CO{sub 2} emissions profiles of the following three energy intensive industries: cement, petroleum, and iron and steel. The paper also identifies what a typical Action Plan for a company from each of these industries might look like and the types of savings (energy, CO{sub 2} emissions, and energy costs) which might be achieved. The measures featured in these Action Plans are widely applicable and are likely to offer relatively short payback times. In addition, the paper describes other measures and existing or emerging technologies that may be available to these industries.

• Research Organization: ICF Kaiser Consulting Group (US)
• OSTI ID: 20001919
• Report Number(s): CONF-970750--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
CEMENT INDUSTRY
COOPERATION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
GREENHOUSE GASES
METAL INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
POLLUTION ABATEMENT