ISO 50001 - Energy management step by step
Energy management begins somewhere
Loss of air in your system leads to extra energy consumption and moisture in your system results in corrosion of your plant. It is not easy to know how well you are doing without measuring. Many industrial plants don't even check whether problems are arising in their system.
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Once you have fitted the measuring devices, it is often becomes clear where to take corrective action
As soon as you have fitted the various measuring devices, the apparent waste of energy becomes apparent. In the diagram above are four examples of perennial problems in compressed air systems, and fixing the problems is your way to improve the profit margin derived from your production.
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Roll out solutions after pinpointing the hot-spots
Have a closer look on what you've found out in the last steps and transfer the insights onto your whole system. These insights will help you with future plans and enhancements as well as early detection of losses.
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Have a look at your optimized system
After you used the first two steps to collect a solid basis of data as well as you found out where your system wasn’t optimized enough - you rolled out the solutions and tidied up the system. Here you are: you’re using an optimized system with a growth in efficiency and profit!
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Check the results and proof the optimizations
Use the key figures of step III (CHECK) to evaluate your optimizations. Continue the process of company-wide energy management during internal audits with the management and employees, discuss actual changes and give everybody the chance to take part in the process. Keep another eye on a clean and accessible documentation of each step you do. This will connect all your steps to an endless cycle - the foundation for the future-oriented certification of ISO 50001!