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- Title
The case of the Brazilian Alliance Program: a voluntary energy efficiency agreement based on industrial process analysis.
- Authors
dos Santos, George Camargo; Santos, Samuel Moreira Duarte; da Costa Siqueira, Marcel; Brito, Romildo Pereira; Miotto, Paulo Augusto Pessan; Mianes, Rodrigo Leao; Duarte, Odilon Francisco Pavón; Rossoni, Aquiles
- Abstract
This paper describes the Alliance Program, a Brazilian voluntary agreement for energy efficiency in energy-intensive industries. The paper presents the program results, key factors and shortcomings, a review of voluntary agreement strategies in other countries, and a discussion of what strategies can be considered for South American programs. The results of the Alliance Program demonstrate an expected energy reduction of 611,210 MWh per year, being saved 175,290 MWh of energy and 11,412 tons of CO2 emission. The program’s key factors are the signature of voluntary agreement, industrial process analysis, thermal and electrical energy analysis, targeting energy-intensive industries, partnership with universities, technical support, and financial support. It can be considered as program shortcomings: The energy saving was not significant to the Brazilian industrial energy consumption, the energy efficiency measures were not publicly disclosed, the companies adopted measures of low investment, and the group of researchers that provides technical support was not large enough. The review result showed the lack of descriptions of South American voluntary programs in journal papers and being strategies for targeting energy-intensive industries, analyzing both thermal and electrical energy, and providing financial support the strategies mentioned by most other countries’ programs. The strategy of providing technical support is less cited by the programs, and the characteristic of performing industrial process analysis with a strong relationship with the university is a particular strategy of the Alliance Program. The literature research also indicates establishing energy targets and exerting pressure on the companies as success factors. The discussion indicates that the presented key factors can be considered in the implementation of voluntary agreement programs in South America.Highlights: • Presenting that there is no description of voluntary energy efficiency agreements in South American countries in journal papers. • Describing the Alliance Program methodology and results: a Brazilian voluntary energy efficiency agreement for energy-intensive industries that was applied in twelve industries with an expected energy reduction of 611,210 MWh per year. • Identifying that targeting energy-intensive industries, analyzing both thermal and electrical energy, and providing financial support are strategies applied in other countries’ voluntary programs and being the particular characteristics of Alliance Program the strategies of providing technical support for industrial process analysis and having strong participation of the universities. All mentioned strategies can be considered in the development of voluntary agreement programs in South American countries.
- Publication
Energy Efficiency (1570646X), 2023, Vol 16, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
1570-646X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12053-023-10117-5