Understanding the impacts of energy efficiency measures on a Company's operational performance: A new framework

Cagno, E; Accordini, D; Trianni, A; Katic, M; Ferrari, N; Gambaro, F

Understanding the impacts of energy efficiency measures on a Company's operational performance: A new framework

Cagno, E Accordini, D Trianni, A

Katic, M

Ferrari, N Gambaro, F

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Publisher:: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Applied Energy, 2022, 328
Issue Date:: 2022-12-15

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dc.contributor.author	Cagno, E
dc.contributor.author	Accordini, D
dc.contributor.author	Trianni, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1699-7787
dc.contributor.author	Katic, M https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9066-8036
dc.contributor.author	Ferrari, N
dc.contributor.author	Gambaro, F
dc.date.accessioned	2022-12-07T20:36:12Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-07T20:36:12Z
dc.date.issued	2022-12-15
dc.identifier.citation	Applied Energy, 2022, 328
dc.identifier.issn	0306-2619
dc.identifier.issn	1872-9118
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/164217
dc.description.abstract	Energy efficiency has long been considered a key component of an industrial company's competitive repertoire. However, despite the potential benefits of adopting so-called energy efficiency measures, their uptake in such companies remains low. In response, this study proposes a framework aimed at supporting key decision-makers in undertaking a thorough assessment of energy efficiency measures. This involves, on the one hand, providing a complete characterization of a general industrial energy efficiency measure and, on the other, identifying the multiple impacts stemming from its adoption based on a novel performance measurement system that encompasses sustainability features and is defined at the shop floor level. Once theoretically validated through literature, the framework is empirically tested with a heterogeneous sample of Italian companies. The preliminary results demonstrate the framework's ability to thoroughly assess energy efficiency measures, highlighting characteristics and impacts that are sometimes considered more critical than energy saving by industrial decision-makers and therefore able to guide the outcome of the adoption decision.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Applied Energy
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120118
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject	09 Engineering, 14 Economics
dc.subject.classification	Energy
dc.title	Understanding the impacts of energy efficiency measures on a Company's operational performance: A new framework
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	328
utslib.for	09 Engineering
utslib.for	14 Economics
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAMGIS - Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial lnformation Systems
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dc.date.updated	2022-12-07T20:36:02Z
pubs.publication-status	Accepted
pubs.volume	328

Abstract:

Energy efficiency has long been considered a key component of an industrial company's competitive repertoire. However, despite the potential benefits of adopting so-called energy efficiency measures, their uptake in such companies remains low. In response, this study proposes a framework aimed at supporting key decision-makers in undertaking a thorough assessment of energy efficiency measures. This involves, on the one hand, providing a complete characterization of a general industrial energy efficiency measure and, on the other, identifying the multiple impacts stemming from its adoption based on a novel performance measurement system that encompasses sustainability features and is defined at the shop floor level. Once theoretically validated through literature, the framework is empirically tested with a heterogeneous sample of Italian companies. The preliminary results demonstrate the framework's ability to thoroughly assess energy efficiency measures, highlighting characteristics and impacts that are sometimes considered more critical than energy saving by industrial decision-makers and therefore able to guide the outcome of the adoption decision.

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