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2018 | 18 | 2 | 665-687

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An analysis of the accuracy of selected indicators for sustainability assessment of energy savings performance projects supporting the life cycle analysis

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PL
Analiza trafności wybranych wskaźników dla projektów energetycznych wspierających ocenę cyklu życia

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More and more energy projects expect to improve their operating energy efficiency performance by applying a set of energy performance indicators supporting the life cycle analysis to make energy saving plans and to provide decision makers with the methods to analyse accuracy of the applied indicators. Energy savings are crucial from the environmental point of view to reduce the resources and the cost of energy conversion, distribution and use, resulting in high-energy intensities. The purpose of the paper is to analyse the accuracy of selected indicators for energy-efficient performance projects supporting the life cycle analysis. Primary, the analytical hierarchy process method is used to determine relevant indicators being representatives of the whole picture of industrial energy projects. The indicators characterize the impacts of energy-related production operations on the energy efficient performance of industrial plants or energy projects residing in the three sustainability aspects: the environment, the economy and the social capital. Then, a multiple regression is used to analyse the accuracy of selected indicators to be evaluated in energy projects. The results of the analysis are selected LCA-based energy-related indicators representing sustainability assessment of energy savings performance projects. These variables can be attributed to energy-efficient improvements for assessing the sustainability and making simple comparisons through analysing the values of particular indicators.
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Coraz więcej projektów energetycznych oczekuje poprawy efektywności energetycznej w przedsiębiorstwach poprzez zastosowanie zestawu wskaźników efektywności w celu dostarczenia decydentom niezbędnych narzędzi umożliwiających tworzenie planów oszczędnościowych pod kątem efektywnego wykorzystania energii oraz wspierających ocenę cyklu życia projektów. Oszczędność energii ma zasadnicze znaczenie z punktu widzenia ochrony środowiska w celu zmniejszenia zużycia surowców energetycznych związanych z ich konwersją, dystrybucją i użytkowaniem, co pociąga za sobą wysokie koszty eksploatacji. Celem artykułu jest analiza trafności wybranych wskaźników dla efektywnych projektów energetycznych wspierających ich ocenę przy wykorzystaniu metody oceny cyklu życia (LCA). Pierwotnie zastosowano metodę analitycznej hierarchii procesu służącą do określenia odpowiednich wskaźników będących reprezentantami oceny projektów energetycznych jako całości w podziale na wymiary zrównoważonego rozwoju. Zestaw wskaźników zostanie opracowany z punktu widzenia operacji produkcyjnych i rekomendacji poaudytowych. Do analizy trafności wybranych uprzednio wskaźników użyto regresji wielorakiej. Wynikiem zastosowanej są wybrane wskaźniki energetyczne oparte na analizie LCA, reprezentujące stopień zrównoważenia projektów zorientowanych na oszczędność energii. Wskaźniki te, w zależności od specyfiki projektów energetycznych i rodzaju zastosowanych usprawnień technologicznych mogą być wykorzystywane do oceny trafności poprzez porównanie/analizę poszczególnych ich wartości. Wskaźniki mogłaby służyć jako próbka reprezentacyjna w całej populacji projektów energetycznych.

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18

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2

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665-687

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published
2018-06-01

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  • Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

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