RT Journal Article
T1 Accelerating sustainable and economic development via industrial energy cooperation and shared services – A case study for three European countries
A1 Mainar-Toledo, M. D.
A1 Castan, M. A.
A1 Millán, G.
A1 Rodin, V.
A1 Kollmann, A.
A1 Peccianti, F.
A1 Annunziata, E.
A1 Rizzi, F.
A1 Frey, M.
A1 Iannone, F.
A1 Zaldua, M.
A1 Kuittinen, H.
AB The European industry sector is responsible for about one-third of the EU's total energy consumption and process-related Greenhouse Gas emissions, which makes it a central factor in the EU's climate and energy strategies. Energy cooperation, i.e., the mutualised generation, use and/or acquisition of energy by at least two companies, has the potential of significantly supporting the successful achievement of these strategies. This paper presents a concept for moving from a single-company sustainable energy intervention approach to cooperative sustainable energy solutions within the framework of industrial parks. Technical, economic, regulatory, organizational, and social barriers for energy-efficient park design and operation on all levels and instruments to overcome them have been systematically analysed, taking correlation of solutions, and park-specific requirements into account, thus providing a holistic workflow. First results show that technical and economic attractiveness, and an enabling legal and policy context, are not always enough. For promising energy cooperation solutions to flourish, cultural, organizational, social, and behavioural factors also play a significant role. Furthermore, findings show that external facilitators are helpful to pool efforts to achieve greater engagement.
SN 1364-0321
YR 2022
FD 2022-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/5111
UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/5111
LA eng
NO Mainar-Toledo , M D , Castan , M A , Millán , G , Rodin , V , Kollmann , A , Peccianti , F , Annunziata , E , Rizzi , F , Frey , M , Iannone , F , Zaldua , M & Kuittinen , H 2022 , ' Accelerating sustainable and economic development via industrial energy cooperation and shared services – A case study for three European countries ' , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews , vol. 153 , 111737 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111737
NO Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
NO The work leading to this research paper was out within the framework of the S-PARCS project which had received funding from the EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme , under grant agreement no 785134 .
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