Advanced energy management approach in food industry

Abstract

Energy represents a key aspect that characterizes the ability of an enterprise to maintain its sustainable business. It is also considered as a key resource, while its consumption should be monitored and controlled. The standard for the energy management system used widely in industry is ISO 50001. This standard specifies the requirements for the energy management system by introducing the material and the energy flow analysis. This paper presents the application of the energy management approach to identify the energy profile of the enterprise in the food industry sector. The energy flow was identified in order to have full insight into all energy consumption users. Based on the measured and calculated results, the energy performance indicators were obtained and compared with similar processes in the food industry. The aim of the paper is to analyze the energy demand in a production enterprise, to have insight into the material and energy flows in the process in order to optimize the production process.