Approaching Sustainable Energy Management Operations in a Multinational Industrial Corporation

Sustainability

MariaT. Johansson¹  Patrik Thollander¹  Birgitta Sjögren²  Anna Sannö³  Johan Wollin⁴ 

[1] Division of Energy Systems, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden;IVL, Swedish Environmental Institute;School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University, SE-631 05 Eskilstuna, Sweden;Volvo Construction Equipment, SE-405 08 Gothenburg, Sweden;

关键词: energy efficiency;    key elements;    corporate energy management;    energy management program;    industry;    case study;    sustainable energy management;    participative approach;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su11030754

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A large share of the energy efficiency improvement measures available for industrial companies remains unadopted due to the existence of various barriers to energy efficiency. One of the main means of overcoming barriers to energy efficiency is via energy management operations. The major parts of the published scientific papers have covered energy management on a company level or on a sector level. However, so far, the literature is scarce regarding empirical studies on energy management on a corporate level. With the aim of filling the research gap, the aim of this paper is to empirically assess the performance of an in-house energy management program adoption from the year of initiation and four years ahead in the multinational company Volvo CE. The paper was conducted as a case study including a participative approach, which has not previously been done in energy management research. This paper adds value, through complementing the existing literature on energy management on a factory or sector level, by highlighting the importance of leadership, speed of execution, and cultural transformation on a corporate level.

【 授权许可】

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