On the Energy Performance and Energy Saving Potential of the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Study Based on the Italian Energy Audits

The growing attention towards environmental sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry and increased awareness of potential for improving energy performance are justified by fact that sector is intensive. However, variety processes lack data about production consumption make it difficult to calculate Energy Performance Indicators (EnPIs) as much list Improvements Actions (EPIAs). This work elaborates data, such final site characteristics, from 84 mandatory Italian Audits (EAs) mean standard deviation site-level EnPIs. Additionally, suggested implemented EPIAs analyzed describe achieved savings. results show what follows. In typical plant, around 70% used auxiliary services, its use not related production. For this reason, EnPIs calculated both with respect mass plant surfaces have a mid-to-wide deviation; primary EnPI surface area 0.38 ± 0.22 toe/m2. Most regard cold hot production, well on-site renewables Combined Heat Power (CHP) plants. payback time less than 4 years many EPIAs, including technical managerial ones. According results, managers should increase monitoring at process level. last recommendation also likely be associated more effective planning allowing their introduction where saving economic indicators promising.