Redefining energy efficiency programs for industry based on monitoring results

Johann Flint, SenterNovem
Hans Even Helgerud and Hans Jacob Mydske, New Energy Performance AS
Roar Fjeld, Enova SF

Keywords

energy efficiency in industry, voluntary approaches, benchmarking, long term agreement, covenants, energy management, production chain, (web based) monitoring and constant improvement

Abstract

Several countries have implemented some kind of energy efficiency programs for industrial sectors since the beginning of the nineties. Some of these programs have grown into mature instruments through constant evaluation and improvement.

Energy performance benchmarking in Norwegian industry
Since 1989, more than 900 Norwegian companies from 28 industrial sectors have provided energy and production data for annual energy performance benchmarking. The scheme has provided very interesting results both for the industrial companies as well as for the authorities. This web-based scheme is now mature, and the next step is to make it Europe-wide. The paper discusses success factors from the Norwegian scheme and potential impacts from the EIE-supported BESS project that is scheduled to start in January 2005.

Energy Management in the Netherlands
SenterNovem has developed an Energy Management system based on ISO 14001. The system consists of the Energy Management Reference and the Energy Management Checklist. The implementation quality has been ranked in four levels. Each company participating in the Long Term Agreement Second Generation (LTA2) is obliged to have reached at least level C. By using monitoring and auditing the level is determined, required actions are defined and the improvement extent is fixed.

The expansion themes: LTA2 in a broader perspective
Expansion Schemes were introduced in the LTA-2 to cover energy savings in all stages of a product chain. SenterNovem has developed a policy monitoring system to measure the effects of the Expansion Themes. The following product stages are taken into account: raw materials, production, distribution, use and the disposal phase. Seven indicators followed the implementation development. The results were used to optimise the Program.