ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT MEASURES FOR FURNITURE FACTORY.

Energy consumption of a furniture factory is assessed through detail energy audit which was performed within a framework of the UNIDO National Cleaner Production Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Factory consist of three production plants: sawmills and kilns, furniture manufacturing facility and a pellets manufacturing facility. Energy audit was focused on analysing energy consumption of furniture manufacturing facility as well as detection of causes of excessed energy consumption. Following, several energy and resources saving measures are proposed with approximated values of energy and CO2 savings. The paper presents detailed analysis of three improvement measures: replacement of the existing boiler, installation of frequency regulators at the engine of the dirt-blast system and introduction of alternative equipment for cleaning instead of the compressed air. Implementation of these measures will provide significant energy savings of 1.328.715 kWh/year and CO2 savings of 85,74 t/year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]