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Eventhoughtherearenumeroustechnicalenergyefficiencyandsustainabilitymeasuresex-
isting,itisstillachallengeforsmallindustrialfacilities1(orSMEs)todecreasenegativecon-
sequencesoftheiractionsaffectingthesustainabilityinthethreeperspectives:environment,
humanhealth,andeconomicgainsautomaticallyattheoperationallevel.
Thismonographisaresultoftheworksrealizedwithin:
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EnergyefficiencyprojectwithintheIndustrialAssessmentCenterprogramofUniversity
Michiganwhichwasparticularlyfocusedhowtoreduceenergyconsumptionproviding
recommendationstoimproveproductivityandsaveenergy-bothgasandelectricity-inthe
plants’productionprocesses.ThisprojectwasfundedthroughDr.AnatoleS.andPamela
D.DekabanFellowshipwithintheCollegeofEngineeringoftheUniversityofMichigan.
TheprojectwasperformedincollaborationwithProfessorArvindAtreya(MechanicalEn-
gineering)andasmallteamofgraduatestudents.
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Theresearchprojectwithinstatutoryactivitiesentitled„Far-reachingenergytechnology
assessment”,no.504/02536/1103/42.000100,intheperiodApril2016-January2017.
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Ownresearchintheareaofenergyefficiencyandsustainabilityinindustrialfacilities.
Theworkgivesanoverviewofsustainabilityandenergyissuesintegratedinsustainablemanu-
facturingprovidingacomprehensiveinsightintoemergingperspectiveofenergysustainability
andactionsforachievingsustainableenergy.Therefore,therelevantconceptsonenergyeffi-
ciency,sustainabilityandtheirassessmentbasedonindicatorsarehighlighted.
Thismonographfocusesontheevaluationoftechnologiesandmanufacturingprocessesusing
variousassessmentmethodsthatmaximizeeconomicreturns,minimizeenvironmentimpacts
andmeetsocialexpectations.Itbringstogethertheexpertiseofrespectedacademicsinthe
fieldofsustainablemanufacturingoverthelastdecade,offeringanoverviewofsustainability
assessmentmethodologiesandassociatedindicatorsusedinthisfieldwhichwerecombinedin
thedevelopmentofacomprehensivemethodtocoverthemajorsustainableaspectsandissuesof
assessingandmeasuringtheenergysustainabilityinmanufacturingwhileconsideringnumerous
dimensionssuchaseconomic,environmentalandsocial.Allthesefactorstogethercouldbe
usefulandapplicableinanewway.
Thisisthetopicofthecurrentworkwhichisbasedontheresultsofresearchingenergypattern,
efficientproductionsystemsforsustainability,andpolicyprovidingmultidimensionalperspec-
tivesandknowledgenecessarytoachievesustainableenergy.
Thisworklaysdownthefoundationsofindustrialenergyanalysis.Thiscontributionisplaced
inthebroadercontextofthemodernparadigmofsustainability,andtheirimplicationsforas-
sessmentindustrialfacilitieswithregardstoenergyconsumptionandsustainabilityissuesare
discussed.
Thismonographhighlightstheimportanceofmultidisciplinaryapproachesthatintegrateenergy
issuetosustainabilityefficiencyandtechnologicalperspectivestosolvecurrentproblemsofen-
ergyefficiencyproblemsandtopromotethedevelopmentofsustainableenergyinSMEsman-
ufacturing.Thispublicationundertakesacomprehensiveorahigh-leveloverviewofexisting
studiesinthisareawithregardtosustainablemanufacturingassociatedwithenergytechnologies
inSMEsintermsofenergy-relatedassessment,drivers,implementationbarriersandenergypol-
icies,opportunities,aswellasoptionforassessments,sothatpossiblemeasurescanbeidentified
1AnybusinessesintheEuropeanindustryarefamily-ownedSMEscommittedtocontributetothe
economy,environmentandsocietyforgenerations.Theyshouldrelyonthetrustingrelationswith
employees,customersandsuppliers,stakeholders.
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