Emerging Energy-Efficient Technologies for Industry

Worrell, Ernst ; Martin, Nathan ; Price, Lynn ; Ruth, Michael ; Elliot, Neal ; Shipley, Anna ; Thorn, Jennifer

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

关键词: Gdp;    Productivity;    Economics;    32;    Environmental Impacts;   

DOI  :  10.2172/920147
RP-ID  :  LBNL--57572
RP-ID  :  DE-AC02-05CH11231
RP-ID  :  920147

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

U.S. industry consumes approximately 37 percent of thenation's energy to produce 24 percent of the nation's GDP. Increasingly,society is confronted with the challenge of moving toward a cleaner, moresustainable path of production and consumption, while increasing globalcompetitiveness. Technology is essential in achieving these challenges.We report on a recent analysis of emerging energy-efficient technologiesfor industry, focusing on over 50 selected technologies. The technologiesare characterized with respect to energy efficiency, economics andenvironmental performance. This paper provides an overview of theresults, demonstrating that we are not running out of technologies toimprove energy efficiency, economic and environmental performance, andneither will we in the future. The study shows that many of thetechnologies have important non-energy benefits, ranging from reducedenvironmental impact to improved productivity, and reduced capital costscompared to current technologies.