A review of cross-sector decarbonisation potentials in the European energy intensive industry

T Gerres, JPC Ávila, PL Llamas… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
The energy intensive industry (EII) is responsible for two-thirds of industrial carbon dioxide
emissions in the EU. It has been recognised by both public and private stakeholders that a …

[HTML][HTML] Production costs of the chemical industry in the EU and other countries: Ammonia, methanol and light olefins

A Boulamanti, JA Moya - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Our study compares chemical production costs in the European Union (EU) and other
countries in order to understand whether these costs are higher in the case of Europe than …

[HTML][HTML] The role of renewable energy in the global energy transformation

D Gielen, F Boshell, D Saygin, MD Bazilian… - Energy strategy …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper explores the technical and economic characteristics of an accelerated energy
transition to 2050, using new datasets for renewable energy. The analysis indicates that …

Map** global flows of chemicals: from fossil fuel feedstocks to chemical products

PG Levi, JM Cullen - Environmental science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Chemical products are ubiquitous in modern society. The chemical sector is the largest
industrial energy consumer and the third largest industrial emitter of carbon dioxide. The …

Zero-emission pathway for the global chemical and petrochemical sector

D Saygin, D Gielen - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The chemical and petrochemical sector relies on fossil fuels and feedstocks, and is a major
source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The techno-economic potential of 20 …

Operational flexibility and economics of power plants in future low-carbon power systems

AS Brouwer, M van den Broek, A Seebregts, A Faaij - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Future power systems will require large shares of low-carbon generators such as
renewables and power plants with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) to keep global …

Life cycle impact assessment of bio-based plastics from sugarcane ethanol

I Tsiropoulos, APC Faaij, L Lundquist… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2015 - Elsevier
The increasing production of bio-based plastics calls for thorough environmental
assessments. Using life cycle assessment, this study compares European supply of fully bio …

[HTML][HTML] Bottom-up estimates of deep decarbonization of US manufacturing in 2050

E Worrell, G Boyd - Journal of cleaner production, 2022 - Elsevier
The world needs to rapidly reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2) emission to stave off
the risks of disastrous climate change. In particular, decarbonizing US manufacturing …

A review on carbon emission reduction in industries and planning emission limits

RK Sinha, ND Chaturvedi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon emission is a prime reason for global warming. There are various industrial
processes which discharge significant amount of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Carbon …

Energy management in manufacturing: Toward eco-factories of the future–A focus group study

G May, B Stahl, M Taisch - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The integration of environmental sustainability and eco-efficiency has been recognized as a
means to foster economic and environmental performance, increase competitiveness and …