1. Decarbonisation strategies for manufacturing: A technical and economic comparison.
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Hechelmann, Ron-Hendrik, Paris, Aaron, Buchenau, Nadja, and Ebersold, Felix
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GREENHOUSE gas mitigation , *CARBON dioxide mitigation , *POWER plants , *POLLUTION control costs , *COMBINED cycle power plants , *CLIMATE change mitigation , *SOLAR heating , *SUSTAINABLE buildings ,SOLAR chimneys - Abstract
Decarbonisation strategies for eight German manufacturing companies of different industries (electrical, chemical, beverage, mechanical engineering, automotive, polymer processing) are developed and analysed. The abatement potential and economic feasibility of strategies depend to a large extent on individual preconditions e.g., the area available for renewable energy systems, and dynamic effects, for example the changing emission intensity of local electricity generation. The strategies lead to a reduction of between 41 % and 88 % for seven of the eight companies. The in-depth case studies show that energy efficiency measures and expanding the company's own renewable energy plants, except for solar heat, are particularly cost-effective, while shutting-down existing combined heat and power plants has the highest abatement costs between 169 and 1686 EUR/tCO 2 e. Decarbonising electricity procurement and switching from natural gas to biomethane have the highest greenhouse gas abatement potential in Scope 1 and 2. The novelty of this work is the linking of economic and ecological considerations of measures in the context of company-specific decarbonisation strategies. Using marginal abatement cost curves, different options for emission reductions are discussed and general conclusions for the development of decarbonisation strategies in the manufacturing sector are drawn. [Display omitted] • In-depth decarbonisation strategies are developed for eight manufacturing companies. • Abatement potential and economic feasibility depend largely on dynamic effects. • Energy efficiency and own renewable generation capacity are most cost-effective. • Marginal abatement cost curves link economic and ecological potential. • Greenhouse gas abatement costs are quantified for different industries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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