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Energy and exergy utilizations of the Jordanian SMEs industries

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 65; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.enconman.2011.11.036

1879-2227

A. Al-Ghandoor, M. ALSalaymeh, Yousef Al-Abdallat, Mohammad Al-Rawashdeh,

Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies

Abstract This study presents detailed analysis of the energy and exergy utilizations of the Jordanian Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by considering the flows of energy and exergy through the main end uses in the Jordanian industrial sector. To achieve this purpose, a survey covering 180 facilities was conducted and energy consumption data was gathered to establish detailed end-use balance for the Jordanian industrial sector. The energy end-use balance provides a starting point to estimate the site and embodied energy and exergy efficiencies. The average site energy and exergy efficiencies of the Jordanian SMEs industries sector are estimated as 78.3% and 37.9% respectively, while the embodied energy and exergy efficiencies are estimated as 58.9% and 21.2% respectively. The low efficiencies values suggest that many opportunities for better industrial energy utilizations still exist.