Impact of electrical energy efficiency programs, case study: food processing companies in cuenca, ecuador

This exploratory study illustrates the effects of the application of electrical energy efficiency programs in 7 food processing companies in Cuenca, Ecuador. The research encompassed phases of diagnosis, intervention and evaluation. A comparative analysis between the companies was conducted: energy consumption versus product volume, energy-quality analysis, relation between compliance/specific energy consumption, and the impact on CO2 emissions. Results revealed that the acceptance to the recommendations of savings is biased by the level of investments and the willing/proneness of the administration. The study showed that interventions had a partial effect on the reduction of the specific energy consumption in 4 companies. In addition, it has obtained a positive effect on the power factor correction in one company and an improvement on the load balance in 5. The research showed the existence of a significant reduction of emissions post-intervention, highlighting the effectiveness of the programs.

• Autores: Carrillo-Rojas, Galo Jose; Andrade-Rodas, Juan; Barragán-Escandón, Antonio; Astudillo-Alemán, Ana
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Repositorio: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/73799
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/73799; http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/38276/
• Palabra clave: Energy Efficiency; food processing companies; CO2 emissions
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional