Demand-side management in industrial sector: A review of heavy industries

The penetration of renewable energies is increasing in power systems all over the world. volatility and intermittency pose real challenges to energy systems. To overcome problem, demand-side flexibility a practical solution demand sectors, including residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial sectors. This paper provides comprehensive review response opportunities energy-intensive industries. Flexibility potentials are discussed from (1) viewpoints for cement manufacturing aluminum smelting plants (2) joint power-heat oil refinery processes classified based on their compatibility with time responses long, mid, short advance notices different electricity market floors ancillary service markets. Challenges management industry owners. Software tools methodologies models surveyed researchers. studies show that have great providing peak-shaving valley-filling crushers mills up 10% 16.9% reduction consumption cost consumption, respectively. can provide 34.2% 20.70% by turning down/off variable voltage pots.