(29a) The Four Pillars of Industrial Energy Efficiency

Opportunities to improve plant performance and thus enhance energy efficiency across the CPI fall into four main categories: operational improvements, effective maintenance, engineered improvements, and new technologies.  In each area, robust energy management programs can support the behavioral and process changes needed to capture and maintain savings and efficiency improvements. This presentation discusses these four “pillars of industrial energy efficiency” and introduces methods that can be used to identify specific opportunities in refineries and chemical plants. The discussion is illustrated with examples from recent projects around the world.