STRUCTese® – Energy efficiency management for the process industry

a b s t r a c t
Besides the development of future energy concepts energy efficiency today offers a powerful and costeffective
tool for achieving a sustainable energy future. Successful reduction of energy consumption and
emissions requires a systematic approach. Thereby, energy management systems help to successfully
reduce the energy consumption and CO2e emissions. In the present work, a Structured Efficiency System
for Energy (STRUCTese®) was developed, which allows the detailed measurement and tracking of energy
efficiency in contrast to measuring mere energy consumption. STRUCTese® provides full transparency
about the status quo and the further improvement potential up to the limit of best available technology.
Results for a real plant are presented which show the benefit of such a transparent visualization of energy
efficiency. The work shows how the difficult task to measure and improve energy efficiency in a chemical
plant can be mastered.

a r t i c l e i n f o
Article history:
Received 2 April 2012
Received in revised form 1 September 2012
Accepted 18 September 2012
Available online 26 September 2012
Keywords:
Energy efficiency
Energy management system
STRUCTese®
Hybrid process