IMPAWATT – actions to improve the energy culture

Panel: 1. Policies and Programmes to drive transformation

Authors:
Konstantin Kulterer, Austrian Energy Agency, Austria
Yannick Riesen, Planair SA, Switzerland

Abstract

Two main levers to improve industrial energy efficiency are awareness and motivation. However, which concrete instruments in this respect are available for companies? The European project IMPAWATT developed an online platform to address these issues.

To increase awareness for energy efficiency in companies the following capacity building and staff training material was elaborated: 25 open PowerPoint presentations, 70 measure descriptions, 40 best cases, numerous data collection sheets, and checklists for on-site checks. Furthermore, around 20 measurement and verification plans for evaluation of saving measures are provided. This material was executed for 13 technological areas and energy management. It can be used by energy managers for internal workshops with employees. In addition, energy managers can probe the knowledge of the attendees afterwards through email quizzes.

Another objective of the platform is to evaluate and promote the energy culture within a company. Therefore, an online test was designed to be distributed in-house. The answers of participants are used for developing a maturity matrix based on the five columns of energy culture (awareness, motivation, current practices, external factors, and effect on barriers). Depending on the maturity level, a set of recommendations to advance the energy culture of the company in question are then suggested.

Other topics covered by the project are identification and reporting of saving measures on the platform and useful information on life cycle management.

The entire material will be tested by 150 companies in the six participating countries (Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Finland) during the first half of 2020, assisted by the partners of the project. This will be done through support on-site (energy audits, workshops) and emails. Furthermore, the material will be presented in around 60 webinars. At the end, detailed interviews on the effect of the platform will be conducted.

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