Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes
Special Issue Editor
Interests: energy informatics; energy-ecosystems; AI agents; multi-agent systems; digital twins
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The accelerating industrial demand and tightening global climate commitments underscore the urgent need to improve energy efficiency across all industrial sectors. Industrial facilities account for a significant share of global energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, driven by energy-intensive processes, ageing infrastructure, and fragmented optimisation efforts. To meet national and international sustainability goals, energy efficiency must no longer be treated as an isolated operational target but rather embedded systematically into every phase of an industrial facility's lifecycle.
This Special Issue explores a lifecycle-based approach to industrial energy efficiency, recognising that meaningful reductions in energy use and emissions can only be achieved when efficiency is addressed from the earliest planning decisions to end-of-life decommissioning strategies. It highlights how emerging technologies, integrated management strategies, and cross-disciplinary innovations can be leveraged to improve energy performance throughout the entire lifecycle of industrial facilities. The contributions are organised around a set of key topics that reflect the complexities, opportunities, and research frontiers in this domain.
- Lifecycle-oriented design and planning for industrial energy efficiency;
- Digitalisation of industrial construction and commissioning;
- Real-time monitoring and operational optimisation;
- Predictive maintenance and asset efficiency;
- Data-driven retrofitting and process reengineering;
- Integration of industrial processes into renewable and circular energy systems;
- Platforms for collaborative energy management across the supply chain;
- Regulatory, economic, and organisational enablers of lifecycle energy efficiency.
Prof. Dr. Bo Nørregaard Jørgensen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- energy efficiency
- energy industry
- energy management
- renewable energy systems
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