Swedish industries save energy with PFE
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The purpose of PFE is to get more companies to streamline their energy use. Photo: © Summerlily | Dreamstime.com
Five years ago The Swedish Energy Agency launched The Program for Improving Energy Efficiency in Energy Intensive Industries (PFE). The final report of the first period showed that participating companies had made a total energy saving of 1.4 TWh/year and 63% of that comes from the pulp and paper industry.
During December 2009 the results of the first five years of PFE were presented. The results showed that 87 Swedish energy-intensive industries achieved an electricity efficiency of 1.4 TWh/year, which was twice as good as the expected 0.6 TWh/year. 63% of the total electricity efficiency came from the pulp and paper industry, approx. 670 GWh/y. The participating companies have achieved electricity efficiency through efficiency actions and improved procedures for energy-efficient purchases and projects. Together, the companies within the program have taken 1066 steps toward electricity efficiency.
Swedish Stora Enso Skoghall Mill is one of the companies that have participated since the start of PFE. The program has conducted them to do 20 steps toward electricity efficiency, and on average saved them 42 GWh per year.
- PFE is a good example of a govermental programme that both the companies and the rest of the community gain from, says Leif Löfgren Energy Manager at Skoghall Mill.
About PFE
The purpose of PFE is to get more companies to streamline their energy use, mainly by introducing and working with energy management system. The program is aimed at energy-intensive industries that use electricity in production and are affected by the tax increase on electricity which was conducted 1 July 2004. By PFE, companies can reduce their energy costs and the program contributes to increased knowledge about the energy efficiency among employees and reduces environmental impact.
You can read more about the PFE on The Swedish Energy Agency’s website (in English).