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Energy Efficiency Measures in Bakeries toward Competitiveness and Sustainability—Case Studies in Quito, Ecuador

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  • Marco Briceño-León

    (Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de las Américas—Ecuador, Quito 170122, Ecuador
    Institute for Energy Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain)

  • Dennys Pazmiño-Quishpe

    (Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de las Américas—Ecuador, Quito 170122, Ecuador)

  • Jean-Michel Clairand

    (Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de las Américas—Ecuador, Quito 170122, Ecuador)

  • Guillermo Escrivá-Escrivá

    (Institute for Energy Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain)

Abstract

This paper evaluates the energy efficiency in the bakery industry toward competitiveness and sustainability through energy audits that were carried out on six bakeries located in Quito, Ecuador. Firstly, an initial meeting was held. After this, an energy survey was carried out in all areas of the bakeries. The information of the energy consumption of the facilities was collected. This was based on electricity bills, power data, equipment usage time, habits, and monthly consumption. With the energy balances, the critical points were identified, resulting in the baking process and the production activity, as those with the highest energy consumption within each establishment. Subsequently, with the indicator of electrical energy consumed per unit produced, the energy consumption by production processes and the bakery’s total energy consumption were determined. Several improvement proposals were generated for the bakery industry based on the results. Finally, it is concluded that the consumption of electrical energy in the bakery industry in Quito is efficient when compared to other bakeries, since they use less energy per unit of mass processed to produce products.

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  • Marco Briceño-León & Dennys Pazmiño-Quishpe & Jean-Michel Clairand & Guillermo Escrivá-Escrivá, 2021. "Energy Efficiency Measures in Bakeries toward Competitiveness and Sustainability—Case Studies in Quito, Ecuador," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-20, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:9:p:5209-:d:549871
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