Advanced On-Site Energy Generation towards Sustainable Manufacturing

Abstract

The manufacturing industry is under pressure due to escalating energy costs and environmental legislation. On-site energy generation technologies such as cogeneration systems, with higher resource consumption efficiencies, provide a feasible alternative to address these concerns. However in practice, on-site energy system configuration is done without taking into account the dynamic nature of the manufacturing plant’s energy demand. This paper extends the identification of the key indicators of energy systems to enhance their performance. Final results provide an appropriate methodology to develop onsite energy systems, based on each plant’s characteristics to reduce operational cost and increase resource consumption efficiencies.