Jonatas Campos Martins;Maria Isabel Wolf Motta Morandi;Daniel Pacheco Lacerda
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Abstract
The industrial sector is the largest energy consumer in the world. In this sector, companies classified as non-energy intensive have untapped energy efficiency potential, such as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Previous research aimed at studying this untapped potential present a technological solution and do not address conjunctural risks and uncertainties that may influence the adoption of a technological solution. This study aimed to estimate the Long-term Financial Impact of Solar Microgeneration and Energy Efficiency on a Medium-Sized Brazilian Company. System Dynamics Modeling was used to simulate the impact to the company of investing in new technologies of 6 in different scenarios. Those scenarios considering the insertion of distributed solar power generation and energy efficiency practices, as well as the possible variations of energy supply and demand. The estimated financial results of each scenario are presented considering the assumptions of the computational model. The developed model can be used to visualize alternatives and make decisions in similar situations.
期刊介绍:
IEEE Latin America Transactions (IEEE LATAM) is an interdisciplinary journal focused on the dissemination of original and quality research papers / review articles in Spanish and Portuguese of emerging topics in three main areas: Computing, Electric Energy and Electronics. Some of the sub-areas of the journal are, but not limited to: Automatic control, communications, instrumentation, artificial intelligence, power and industrial electronics, fault diagnosis and detection, transportation electrification, internet of things, electrical machines, circuits and systems, biomedicine and biomedical / haptic applications, secure communications, robotics, sensors and actuators, computer networks, smart grids, among others.