EcoDesign for Production Plants

Due to rising energy prices and stricter regulations of carbon dioxide emissions, it is not sufficient to optimize energy consumption only during the utilization of products; production has to become more energy efficient, too. In order to reduce the energy demand, energy concerning aspects must be considered early in the development process of the production plants. In these phases, attributes that are responsible for the later energy consumption are predetermined. But the energy demand is often not in focus of the development process. For that reason a methodology for the development of energy efficient production plants is currently being developed by the authors.