Potentials for saving energy in Europe by the use of electrothermal technologies

This paper is based on a study [1, 2], which demonstrates future possibilities to save energy and CO2-emission by using electrothermal technologies in the European industry (EU-27). A very important background and basis for this analysis is the forecast of the future energy supply in Europe. In this investigation the main focus is set on the development of the primary energy factor (PEF) and CO2-emission factor which is predicted for each year till to 2050. It can be expected that both, the primary energy factor and the CO2-emission factor will decrease due to the increasing supply by renewable energies. Three different transformation scenarios have been investigated for the calculation of the savings for the time horizon from now till the year 2050.