Advanced Energy Management

About the Course

Energy Management is not a project but a process. It is much more than merely conducting an energy audit on a commercial building or industrial facility. Where energy audits are used to understand what, where, and why significant energy losses are and what kind of solutions are required, energy management is used to ensure that the solutions are sustainable and permanent. Energy management is a continuous, ongoing process and requires careful planning to analyse, plan, and coordinate the implementation of projects. It highlights the process approach to energy management to ensure the best return for the management and facility stakeholders.

The ongoing energy management process integrates with plant operation or building maintenance. It mutually influences the production, productivity, operations, maintenance, market recognition, and well-being. It covers the optimal and cost-effective measures to be identified in various energy systems and packaging recommended measures to be approved for implementation and monitoring implementable results to provide feedback to stakeholders.

This Advanced Energy Management training course includes the overall assessment of a facility, identifying energy wastages and inefficiencies, recording energy use, listing and prioritising energy management opportunities and projects, carefully packaging and planning its implementation, and regular reviews of the actual energy costs and savings.

Core Objectives

The delegates will achieve the following objectives:

• Learning the importance of energy management and energy efficiency in combating climate change and the holistic approach that is taken from cradle-to-grave on energy management projects
• Understanding the principles, operation, and opportunity areas of energy systems to be encountered in commercial and industrial facilities
• Applying tried-and-tested methods to get energy management projects approved and successfully implemented
• Analysing energy data through the use of instrumentation to quantify energy savings
• Evaluate the expected and/or actual quantified impact of identified energy management projects
• Create sustainable savings through monitoring and targeting practices

Training Approach

This training course will use various proven learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The training course will follow a participative workshop format. It will be focused on developing practical skills that delegates can apply in real-life business situations on return to their organisation.

The Attendees

Professionals qualified to attend this training course include personnel managing, identifying, packaging, selling, funding, monitoring, or sustaining energy management projects. This training course will benefit technical professionals or management with an influence on realising savings. Participants with many years of experience entering the energy market will benefit. A holistic approach to the energy management process is taken, with various aspects and systems covered.  

Likewise, it will be valuable to the professionals but not limited to the following:

• Energy Engineers
• Energy Auditors/Assessors
• Energy Managers
• Financial Officers
• Energy Project Managers
• Equipment Maintenance and Vendors
• Energy Academia

Daily Discussion

DAY ONE: THE RATIONALE FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT

• Global Climate Situation
• Global Impact of Renewable Energy Additions
• Energy Efficiency: The Systems Thinking Approach
• Organising for Energy Management Projects
• Energy Audits
• Energy Sources
• Cost of Energy

DAY TWO: THE RECORDING AND PROCESSING OF ENERGY DATA

• Power Factor
• Demand Management
• Benchmarking
• Energy Audit Measuring Equipment
• Data Analysis
• Identify Energy Management Opportunities
• Lighting Systems
• HVAC Systems

DAY THREE: THE FINDING OF ENERGY-SAVING OPPORTUNITIES

• Fan Systems
• Pump Systems
• Building Envelope
• Hot Water Systems and Water Management
• Steam Systems
• Motors and Drives

DAY FOUR: THE PACKAGING OF AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROJECT

• Compressed Air Systems
• Transportation
• Recommendations for Implementation
• Audit Report
• Economic Analysis
• Selling Energy Projects
• Project Funding

DAY FIVE: THE REALISATION OF ENERGY SAVINGS

• Design
• Project Implementation
• Commissioning
• Maintenance
• Measurement & Verification
• Baseline Adjustment
• Single and Multiple Variate Regression Analysis
• Review and Close-out