Impact of Structural Changes on Energy Efficiency of Finnish Pulp and Paper Industry
A key challenge in prevention of global warming is how to increase energy efficiency, to be able to deal with increased fossil CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from rising energy usage. Increasing energy efficiency will decrease energy usage and is in a key role in emission mitigation. The focus...
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| description | A key challenge in prevention of global warming is how to increase energy efficiency, to be able to deal with increased fossil CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from rising energy usage. Increasing energy efficiency will decrease energy usage and is in a key role in emission mitigation. The focus is the pulp and paper industry, which is energy-intensive. Development of industrial energy efficiency has been studied before but the role of industrial transformation is still mostly unknown. The knowledge must be improved, to be able to predict future developments in the most effective way. In this research, impact of various production unit closures and start-ups on energy efficiency of the Finnish pulp and paper industry were studied utilizing statistical analysis. Results indicate that about 20% of the Finnish pulp and paper industry energy efficiency improvement between 2011 and 2017 is caused by the major structural changes. The rest, 80% of the progress, was mainly due to improved technology and more optimal operational modes. Additional findings suggest that modern mill start-ups have a significantly greater potential to reduce energy consumption than old mill closures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e099a970b9e464b9d0087730fe5ad7e2022-12-22T04:01:25ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732019-09-011219368910.3390/en12193689en12193689Impact of Structural Changes on Energy Efficiency of Finnish Pulp and Paper IndustrySatu Kähkönen0Esa Vakkilainen1Timo Laukkanen2Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Systems, School of Energy Systems, LUT University, 53851 Lappeenranta, FinlandLaboratory of Sustainable Energy Systems, School of Energy Systems, LUT University, 53851 Lappeenranta, FinlandDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Aalto University, 00076 Espoo, FinlandA key challenge in prevention of global warming is how to increase energy efficiency, to be able to deal with increased fossil CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from rising energy usage. Increasing energy efficiency will decrease energy usage and is in a key role in emission mitigation. The focus is the pulp and paper industry, which is energy-intensive. Development of industrial energy efficiency has been studied before but the role of industrial transformation is still mostly unknown. The knowledge must be improved, to be able to predict future developments in the most effective way. In this research, impact of various production unit closures and start-ups on energy efficiency of the Finnish pulp and paper industry were studied utilizing statistical analysis. Results indicate that about 20% of the Finnish pulp and paper industry energy efficiency improvement between 2011 and 2017 is caused by the major structural changes. The rest, 80% of the progress, was mainly due to improved technology and more optimal operational modes. Additional findings suggest that modern mill start-ups have a significantly greater potential to reduce energy consumption than old mill closures.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/19/3689energy efficiencypulppaperenergy consumptionstructural change |
| spellingShingle | Satu Kähkönen Esa Vakkilainen Timo Laukkanen Impact of Structural Changes on Energy Efficiency of Finnish Pulp and Paper Industry Energies energy efficiency pulp paper energy consumption structural change |
| title | Impact of Structural Changes on Energy Efficiency of Finnish Pulp and Paper Industry |
| title_full | Impact of Structural Changes on Energy Efficiency of Finnish Pulp and Paper Industry |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Structural Changes on Energy Efficiency of Finnish Pulp and Paper Industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Structural Changes on Energy Efficiency of Finnish Pulp and Paper Industry |
| title_short | Impact of Structural Changes on Energy Efficiency of Finnish Pulp and Paper Industry |
| title_sort | impact of structural changes on energy efficiency of finnish pulp and paper industry |
| topic | energy efficiency pulp paper energy consumption structural change |
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