Quantify the energy and environmental benefits of implementing energy-efficiency measures in China’s iron and steel production
As one of the most energy-, emission- and pollution-intensive industries, iron and steel production is responsible for significant emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutants. Although many energy-efficiency measures have been proposed by the Chinese government to mitigate GHG emissions and...
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| description | As one of the most energy-, emission- and pollution-intensive industries, iron and steel production is responsible for significant emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutants. Although many energy-efficiency measures have been proposed by the Chinese government to mitigate GHG emissions and to improve air quality, lacking full understanding of the costs and benefits has created barriers against implementing these measures widely. This paper sets out to advance the understanding by addressing the knowledge gap in costs, benefits, and costeffectiveness of energy-efficiency measures in iron and steel production. Specifically, we build a new evaluation framework to quantify energy benefits and environmental benefits (i.e., CO2 emission reduction, air-pollutants emission reduction and water savings) associated with 36 energy-efficiency measures. Results show that inclusion of benefits from CO2 and air-pollutants emission reduction affects the cost-effectiveness of energy-efficiency measures significantly, while impacts from water-savings benefits are moderate but notable when compared to the effects by considering energy benefits alone. The new information resulted from this study should be used to augment future programs and efforts in reducing energy use and environmental impacts associated with steel production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a75d8fdfe62f467982d62b1723b567292022-12-21T20:00:11ZengUbiquity PressFuture Cities and Environment2363-90752015-08-01110.1186/s40984-015-0005-87Quantify the energy and environmental benefits of implementing energy-efficiency measures in China’s iron and steel productionDing Ma0Wenying Chen1Tengfang Xu2Research Center for Contemporary Management (RCCM), Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China; Institute of Energy Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, 94720 Berkeley, CA, USAResearch Center for Contemporary Management (RCCM), Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China; Institute of Energy Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, ChinaLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, 94720 Berkeley, CA, USA; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, ChinaAs one of the most energy-, emission- and pollution-intensive industries, iron and steel production is responsible for significant emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutants. Although many energy-efficiency measures have been proposed by the Chinese government to mitigate GHG emissions and to improve air quality, lacking full understanding of the costs and benefits has created barriers against implementing these measures widely. This paper sets out to advance the understanding by addressing the knowledge gap in costs, benefits, and costeffectiveness of energy-efficiency measures in iron and steel production. Specifically, we build a new evaluation framework to quantify energy benefits and environmental benefits (i.e., CO2 emission reduction, air-pollutants emission reduction and water savings) associated with 36 energy-efficiency measures. Results show that inclusion of benefits from CO2 and air-pollutants emission reduction affects the cost-effectiveness of energy-efficiency measures significantly, while impacts from water-savings benefits are moderate but notable when compared to the effects by considering energy benefits alone. The new information resulted from this study should be used to augment future programs and efforts in reducing energy use and environmental impacts associated with steel production.https://futurecitiesandenvironment.com/articles/17Iron and steelEnergy-efficiency measureEnergy benefitsEnvironmental benefitsCost effectiveness |
| spellingShingle | Ding Ma Wenying Chen Tengfang Xu Quantify the energy and environmental benefits of implementing energy-efficiency measures in China’s iron and steel production Future Cities and Environment Iron and steel Energy-efficiency measure Energy benefits Environmental benefits Cost effectiveness |
| title | Quantify the energy and environmental benefits of implementing energy-efficiency measures in China’s iron and steel production |
| title_full | Quantify the energy and environmental benefits of implementing energy-efficiency measures in China’s iron and steel production |
| title_fullStr | Quantify the energy and environmental benefits of implementing energy-efficiency measures in China’s iron and steel production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantify the energy and environmental benefits of implementing energy-efficiency measures in China’s iron and steel production |
| title_short | Quantify the energy and environmental benefits of implementing energy-efficiency measures in China’s iron and steel production |
| title_sort | quantify the energy and environmental benefits of implementing energy efficiency measures in china s iron and steel production |
| topic | Iron and steel Energy-efficiency measure Energy benefits Environmental benefits Cost effectiveness |
| url | https://futurecitiesandenvironment.com/articles/17 |
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