Effect of Product Quality Changes on Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions fromEuropean Refineries

摘要

This report quantifies the impact of demand and product quality changes onrefinery energy consumption, and therefore CO2 emissions, covering the period from 1980 through 2010. Refinery energy consumption remained relatively constant during the period 1980 to 1990 as investment in conservation measures compensated for increases due to additional processing for product quality and demand changes. This situation will not be mirrored in the period 1990 to 2010. In the two scenarios evaluated, CO2 emissions by the year 2010 are forecast to range from 98 Mt/yr to 156 Mt/yr, an increase of between 4 percent and 65 percent on 1990 levels. (Copyright (c) 1995 Concawe.)