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Analysis of energy efficiency improvement and carbon dioxide abatement potentials for Swiss Food and Beverage sector

Published inResources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 161, no. 104967
Publication date2020
Abstract

The food and beverage (F&B) production is the second most energy consuming industry sector, consuming up to 14% (22 PJ) of the Swiss industry's total final energy (TFE) and emitting 14% (0.6 million tonnes) of the industry's total CO2. In the period from 2004 to 2017, the sector's energy consumption has been increasing at a faster rate than production, which implies deterioration of energy efficiency (EE). Against the background of implicit EE improvement target of 26% between 2017 and 2050 under the assumption of constant future production, this study investigates the options of realizing the target. The process-related (e.g. excluding building envelope) technical EE improvement potential of the Swiss F&B sector is estimated at 25% whereas the currently commercially available energy-efficient technologies can potentially reduce 18% of the sector's current TFE. The cost-effective potential estimated by means of a bottom-up approach (cost curves) ranges from 14% to 16% for energy efficiency and 18% to 21% for CO2. Results of sensitivity analysis indicate that low energy prices may act as a barrier for the adoption of cross-cutting technologies. A qualitative analysis of emerging technologies presented along with the detailed cost-effectiveness analysis of commercially available energy-efficient technologies can help to overcome the techno-economic barriers and achieve the implicit EE improvement target of the Swiss F&B sector.

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BHADBHADE, Navdeep, PATEL, Martin. Analysis of energy efficiency improvement and carbon dioxide abatement potentials for Swiss Food and Beverage sector. In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2020, vol. 161, n° 104967. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104967
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