Achieving energy efficiency in industrial manufacturing

IF 16.3 1区工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Pub Date : 2025-03-27 DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2025.115619

Thomas Schmitt , Sandra Mattsson , Erik Flores-García , Lars Hanson

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This paper explores the use of digital technology stages and knowledge demand types for achieving energy efficiency. Digital technology stages are the steps toward developing an intelligent and networked factory: computerization, connectivity, visibility, transparency, predictive capacity, and adaptability. Knowledge demand types refer to the knowledge and skills needed to implement energy management through technical, process, and leadership knowledge. Empirical data were collected from a critical single case study at an industrial manufacturing company. The study made two significant contributions. Firstly, it identifies fourteen challenges and improvement potentials when working with energy monitoring, evaluation, and optimization, demonstrating the critical role of digital technology stages and knowledge demand types. Secondly, the study presents a conceptual framework indicating how companies could overcome pitfalls and enhance energy efficiency by combining digital technologies and knowledge demands. Future work will include technical implementations and its connection to knowledge management.

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本文探讨了如何利用数字技术阶段和知识需求类型来实现能源效率。数字技术阶段是发展智能化和网络化工厂的步骤：计算机化、连通性、可视性、透明度、预测能力和适应性。知识需求类型指的是通过技术、流程和领导力知识实施能源管理所需的知识和技能。我们从一家工业制造公司的关键单一案例研究中收集了经验数据。这项研究有两个重大贡献。首先，它确定了能源监测、评估和优化工作中的十四项挑战和改进潜力，展示了数字技术阶段和知识需求类型的关键作用。其次，研究提出了一个概念框架，说明企业如何通过结合数字技术和知识需求来克服陷阱和提高能效。未来的工作将包括技术实施及其与知识管理的联系。

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 工程技术-能源与燃料

CiteScore

31.20

自引率

5.70%

发文量

1055

审稿时长

62 days

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