Energy efficiency status-quo at UK foundries: the “small-is-beautiful” project

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dc.contributor.authorJolly, Mark R.
dc.contributor.authorSalonitis, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.authorCharnley, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorBall, Peter D.
dc.contributor.authorAhmad Mehrabi, Hamid
dc.contributor.authorPagone, Emanuele
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-21T09:57:59Z
dc.date.available2017-03-21T09:57:59Z
dc.date.issued2017-02-12
dc.description.abstractEnergy efficiency is a critical issue for all manufacturing sectors. In the present paper the energy efficiency of UK foundries was assessed. In the context of this research 80 foundries were studied, 60 were contacted and 10 were visited. General energy data were collected using structured questionnaires, interviewing energy managers and process operators. A number of foundries are operating to a good standard, by employing energy managers and regularly auditing; they are in control of their process and working rigorously to improve their efficiency. Simultaneously though, smaller foundries have not adjusted to the new market demands and are not operating in the most energy efficient manner. Important barriers to energy efficiency in these foundries include lack of knowledge on auditing methods, poor knowledge in managing energy consumption, the inefficiency of individual process steps, production disruptions, aging equipment, personnel behavior, inadequate maintenance and lack of investment, automation and research.
dc.identifier.citationJolly MR, Salonitis K, Charnley F, et al., (2017) Energy efficiency status-quo at UK foundries: the "small-is-beautiful" project, In: Light Metals 2017, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, February 2017, pp. 917-923en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2367-1181
dc.identifier.urihttp://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-51541-0_110
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/11625
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-Non-Commercial 3.0 Unported
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
dc.subjectEnergy efficiencyen_UK
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_UK
dc.subjectUK foundriesen_UK
dc.titleEnergy efficiency status-quo at UK foundries: the “small-is-beautiful” projecten_UK
dc.typeConference paperen_UK

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