E RNEST O RLANDO L AWRENCE B ERKELEY N ATIONAL L ABORATORY China’s Industrial Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Manufacturing Subsectors and in Selected Provinces Hongyou Lu and Lynn Price China Energy Group Environmental Energy Technologies... more
E RNEST O RLANDO L AWRENCE B ERKELEY N ATIONAL L ABORATORY China’s Industrial Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Manufacturing Subsectors and in Selected Provinces Hongyou Lu and Lynn Price China Energy Group Environmental Energy Technologies Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Preprint version of paper for conference proceedings, ECEEE Industrial Summer Study, Arnhem, the Netherlands, September 11-14, 2012. June 2012 This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE- AC02-05CH11231.
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Industrial energy assessments have been used in various industries and countries to identify major energy-saving areas and provide recommendations to realize the identified energy-saving opportunities. Energy assessments can assist... more
Industrial energy assessments have been used in various industries and countries to identify major energy-saving areas and provide recommendations to realize the identified energy-saving opportunities. Energy assessments can assist industrial facilities to understand their saving potentials and make informed decisions on energy-efficiency investments. However, many plants do not have the capacity to conduct an effective energy evaluation. A number of government programs have been established around the world to encourage, facilitate or mandate industrial facilities to undertake energy assessments. This paper presents information from a survey of 22 industrial energy assessment programs in 15 countries (Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, India, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States) and one region (the European Union). The paper provides information on the establishment of these programs, including differen...
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E RNEST O RLANDO L AWRENCE B ERKELEY N ATIONAL L ABORATORY Development of an End-Use Sector- Based Low-Carbon Indicator System for Cities in China Lynn Price, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Hongyou Lu, Nina Zheng, and Cecilia Fino-Chen China... more
E RNEST O RLANDO L AWRENCE B ERKELEY N ATIONAL L ABORATORY Development of an End-Use Sector- Based Low-Carbon Indicator System for Cities in China Lynn Price, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Hongyou Lu, Nina Zheng, and Cecilia Fino-Chen China Energy Group Environmental Energy Technologies Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Stephanie Ohshita University of San Francisco Reprint version of the Conference Proceedings of 2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, held in Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA, on August 12-17, 2012 August 2012 This work was supported by the China Sustainable Energy Program of the Energy Foundation through the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02- 05CH11231.
China needs to drastically reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from heavy-duty trucks (HDTs), a key emitter in the growing transport sector, in order to address energy security concerns and meet its climate targets. We address existing... more
China needs to drastically reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from heavy-duty trucks (HDTs), a key emitter in the growing transport sector, in order to address energy security concerns and meet its climate targets. We address existing research gaps by modeling feasibility, applicability, and energy and emissions impacts of multiple decarbonization strategies at different points in time. China still relies heavily on coal power, so impacts of new HDT technologies depend on the timing of their introduction relative to progress toward non-fossil power. We use a bottom-up model to simulate HDT energy consumption and CO2 emissions through 2050. Results show that beginning to deploy battery electric and fuel-cell HDTs as early as 2020 and 2035, respectively, could achieve significant and the largest CO2 emissions reduction by 2050 with a decarbonized power sector. However, viable near-term strategies—improving efficiency and logistics, switching to liquefied natural gas—could halve HDT...
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Fully decarbonizing global industry is essential to achieving climate stabilization, and reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050-2070 is necessary to limit global warming to 2°C. This paper assembles and evaluates technical and... more
Fully decarbonizing global industry is essential to achieving climate stabilization, and reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050-2070 is necessary to limit global warming to 2°C. This paper assembles and evaluates technical and policy interventions, both on the supply side and on the demand side. It identifies measures that, employed together, can achieve net zero industrial emissions in the required timeframe. Key supply-side technologies include energy efficiency (especially at the system level), carbon capture, electrification, and zero-carbon hydrogen as a heat source and chemical feedstock. There are also promising technologies specific to each of the three top-emitting industries: cement, iron & steel, and chemicals & plastics. These include cement admixtures and alternative chemistries, several technological routes for zero-carbon steelmaking, and novel chemical catalysts and separation technologies. Crucial demand-side approaches include material-efficient design,...
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From 1980 to 2002, China experienced a 5% average annual reduction in energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP). With a dramatic reversal of this historic relationship, energy intensity increased 5% per year during... more
From 1980 to 2002, China experienced a 5% average annual reduction in energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP). With a dramatic reversal of this historic relationship, energy intensity increased 5% per year during 2002–2005. China's 11th Five Year Plan (FYP) set a target of reducing energy intensity by 20% by 2010. This paper assesses selected policies and