Method for Designing an Energy-agile Energy System for Industrial Manufacturing

A volatile energy supply, where increasing energy costs take a high toll, as well as rapidly changing energy-related technologies are posing new challenges to sustainable manufacturing. The complex interactions between energy-related issues–such as renewable energy or energy efficiency–and a factory...

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Published inProcedia CIRP Vol. 29; pp. 179 - 184
Main Authors Kuhlmann, Timm, Bauernhansl, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 2015
Subjects
agile energy system
energy efficiency
production
renewable energy
renewable energy
agile energy system
production
energy efficiency
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Summary:A volatile energy supply, where increasing energy costs take a high toll, as well as rapidly changing energy-related technologies are posing new challenges to sustainable manufacturing. The complex interactions between energy-related issues–such as renewable energy or energy efficiency–and a factory's economic goals prevent the consistent consideration of these topics at the stage of strategic factory planning. There is a lack of methodical support for planning an agile energy system. This paper presents the ongoing research work concerned with the development of a method to be applied during the early phase of factory planning for designing an agile energy system for industrial manufacturing. This method is based on a system dynamics approach considering the interactions between a factory and the volatile energy market.
ISSN:2212-8271
2212-8271
DOI:10.1016/j.procir.2015.02.005