Energy Efficiency Management Plan

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Energy Efficiency Management Plan General introduction Greenhouse gas emissions and efforts to reduce them Impact of energy

gy efficiency measures on greenhouse gas emissions Fernandes Bottling approach to energy efficiency

Research Method: Research will be done to determine where and how energy is used and may be lost Desk research: literature research, internet research on specific topics, data research regarding machines, utilities etc. Interviews: interviews and meetings with employees, HSE department, relevant stakeholders Field research: assessment of machines, utilities etc.

Research activities: 1. Energy policy, objectives and structure. a. Energy policy of the company (The energy policy should be developed in step with the companys strategic goals and in agreement with other policies (quality, production, environment, etc.) and the companys vision and mission statements. b. Organizational structure with the focus on energy management c. Responsibility for the implementation and success of the program and accountability for its effectiveness d. Voorgestelde management structuur door consultants (?) 2. Legal Framework. An inventory of national regulations, standards and policies regarding energy and energy efficiency will be presented in order to be in compliance. 3. Energy Baseline Study. The collection of historical data from the following from the following sources: o Utility bills. Utility invoices for all energy sources electricity, gas, fuel oil and water for at least 12 months are required in order to form a reliable baseline from which future energy consumption is to be monitored. The data must also represent the facilitys current operations. o Production records. These are required to account for variations in the data gathered from utility bills (e.g. annual shutdowns will show up as reductions in energy consumption lasting one or two weeks). o Architectural and engineering plans of the plant and its equipment in order to locate critical energy-using equipment and identifying building envelope components (such as insulation etc.) o Ambient weather conditions. These are required when examining the systems that are influenced by ambient temperatures, such as building heating or cooling equipment. o Locally generated company energy consumption records. Records kept by building and process operators are useful for explaining short-term process variations, such as steam flows to batch processes.

5. Energy assessment An energy survey and assessment will be carried out by examining: the entire facility, area by area or the various energy-using systems one at a time in order to identify the areas of energy consumption. An assessment of the companys actual energy needs versus business as usual practices (how much
energy does the company need?)

Measurements of the actual status of energy consumption of each process will be conducted. Evaluation of sources of energy loss will take place.

4. Development of energy management opportunities. In order to develop opportunities the following issues will be considered: Identification of the most promising solutions for meeting the energy needs. Identification of real energy savings opportunities. Identification of risks. Calculating the benefits and costs associated with opportunities. 5. Targets and measures. Targets should be measurable and verifiable. Therefore, standards will be determined that indicate how much energy should be used for a particular application. Measurements will be done in order to come to current performance against industry standards or calculated practical and theoretical energy requirements. Wherever possible, attempt to express the targets in relation to the unit of production. 6. Development of action plans An action plan is a project management and control tool. It contains identification of personnel and their responsibilities, the specific tasks, their area and timing. It also indicates specified resource requirements (money, people, training, etc.) and timelines for individual projects and their stages. 7. Development of a monitoring plan. By continuously monitoring the energy streams entering the facility and their usage, much information can be gathered that will help to assess progress of its program and plan future projects. Energy monitoring is mainly done with metering equipment installed at strategic points to measure the flow of energy sources such as steam, compressed air or electricity to each major user. Energy performance is then gauged by calculating the amount of energy consumed per unit of production. The monitoring plan covers also the following: what measurements to use for each type of energy and how; what measuring instruments to use and how; how to record energy use; data management; techniques for understanding energy use trends and identifying variations from norms; and how to identify opportunities to improve energy management, save money and help the environment.

8. Training and awareness The entire workforce should be involved in the energy efficiency improvement effort. Therefore, everybody should be aware of the importance of reducing energy consumption

in bringing about savings, as well as of the broader environmental benefits of energy efficiency improvements how the reductions in energy use translate into a decrease of costs and CO2 emissions, for example. Training of key resources (plant engineers and operators, technicians, maintenance supervisors, energy managers, gas and electricity utility employees). Line managers and others who will be involved in the energy management program have a greater influence upon energy consumption. Therefore, these key personnel will receive appropriate training which includes energy-saving practices pertinent to employees jobs and essential energy monitoring as well as measuring techniques.

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