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Columbia, MD, United States, 2012/12/05 - In November 2012, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) published the U.S. Manufacturing Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis report prepared by a team of energy analysts from Energetics Incorporated - Energetics.com.
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The report provides an in-depth look at energy flows and energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across U.S. manufacturing.
The manufacturing sector is a key part of the U.S. economy, accounting for over one-quarter of U.S. energy consumption. Reducing energy consumption and associated energy costs through increased energy efficiency measures helps strengthen the economic vitality of American manufacturers while also helping to protect our environment. This report enables stakeholders in the manufacturing sector to assess the impact of energy-efficiency improvements at a macro level and can help spur investment in opportunity areas.
Fifteen manufacturing sectors are evaluated in this analysis and ranked by energy use, loss, and GHG emissions. Detailed energy and GHG combustion emission profiles are provided for the five largest energy-consuming manufacturing sectors—chemicals, forest products, petroleum refining, food and beverage, and iron and steel—as well as for U.S. manufacturing as a whole. The report builds off the previously released Manufacturing Energy and Carbon Footprints—graphical summaries that provide a visual representation of the flow of energy (in the form of fuel, electricity, and steam) to major manufacturing end uses.
This report integrates input from industry and subject matter experts with analysis of the Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey data, published by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), to produce a manufacturing footprint model. In this model, primary and onsite energy is determined by sector, and end use losses are estimated to determine applied process and nonprocess energy. The report underwent comprehensive peer review during development; two industry working groups were formed to review and contribute to key assumptions.
The report was written by Sabine Brueske, Ridah Sabouni, Howard Andres, and Chris Zach (now at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley), with input and guidance from experts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and EIA.
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