Open AccessImproving the Energy Efficiency in Lonza Ltd, Visp
Author(s) -
Andrej Szijjartô
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2013.708
Subject(s) - efficient energy use , business , liberalization , energy (signal processing) , energy security , energy market , natural resource economics , industrial organization , economics , commerce , market economy , engineering , renewable energy , statistics , mathematics , electrical engineering
Over the past few decades, the development of the energy market was marked by market liberalization, a surging appetite for energy in the developing world, constantly high energy prices, energy security concerns, a growing awareness of climate change, and introduction of the emissions trading. These issues result in the growing importance of energy efficiency for the chemical and life science industries. This article describes a systematic approach to achieve higher energy efficiency in the Swiss chemical and life science company Lonza Ltd. A particular energy-saving project focusing on the optimization of infrastructure is presented.