Although energy productivity has been on the agenda for decades, now more than ever it is crucial for climate change abatement, balanced energy policy development, and optimised business performance. Through key background and practical guidelines, this new course enables participants to capitalise on the full potential of energy productivity improvement.
Start date (d/m/y) | End date | Duration | Price | Location | Register |
13-06-2012 | 15-06-2012 | 3 days | € 1650,00 | Barendrecht |
What are the benefits?
Proper energy productivity management in an organisation yields an improved bottom line, decreased environmental impact, an improved corporate image, superior process/production control, and a reduction of the business, operating and regulatory risks.
For whom is this relevant?
The overall objective of the course is to transfer the necessary knowledge and skills to enable participants to enhance business performance through continuous improvement of energy productivity.The course is set up to enable middle and top management to improve the energy productivity of their organisation, thereby enhancing business performance.
What will you learn?
The relevance and potential of energy productivity in the areas of climate change, energy policy and business performance
Essential skills and tools to improve energy productivity in an organisation
The business potential of energy management systems
This DNV course focuses on eliminating the barriers that are preventing the full use of this potential. Through group work, real industrial case studies, and the trainers’ own experience, participants gain the necessary skills and tools to optimise business performance by improving energy productivity.
Module 1: The first module introduces the concept of energy productivity by means of relevant examples and covers its relevance to climate change, the way it is addressed in global and local energy policies, and especially its impact on actual business performance
Module 2: Energy data management constitutes the foundation for all systematic energy improvement programs and is explored in greater detail during the second module.The main sources of energy data are identified and their quality and characteristics are discussed. During the last part of this module and based on an example from industry, participants develop two statistical energy models with increasing complexity and accuracy to illustrate this essential aspect of energy management.
Module 3: After briefly covering essential general aspects of a project-based approach, different and complementary techniques and tools for the identification of energy productivity improvement projects are discussed and illustrated. Next, the main financial performance indicators are introduced to allow a proper feasibility analysis and to support prioritization of the identified opportunities.
Module 4: This module looks at the advantages of energy management systems and specifically at their proven track record in terms of actual energy savings in Industry. Next, the basic concept and the main elements are introduced by means of the most recent international standard on Energy Management Systems, i.e. ISO 50001.
Requirements
No previous experience needed.
In-company
All training courses can be tailor made to fit your organization. The course may be held at your local DNV office, or on your company’s premises.
Questions?
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. We have specialists readily available to answer all your questions.