Project Areas

The shares of energy in total production inputs on an industry basis are follows. Although the aforementioned value is subject to changes in market prices of utilized energy and in costs of industry-specific input factors depending on time, the levels in the following table can be considered for indicative purposes.

Sample energy efficiency projects which could have an application area and their corresponding industries are presented below.

Energy Efficiency and Mass-Energy Equivalency Relation

Energy Efficiency studies could not be considered independently from the input/output equation in a typical enterprise.

That is; there are energy components embedded in the final products manufactured with the raw materials and energy input as well as energy lost through material waste and energy disposed to environment.

Furthermore, there are raw materials and energy accumulated in the manufacturing process depending upon the products manufactured according to their own manufacturing processes and technologies.

Any kind of energy components which cannot be used and/or disposed due to mass-energy equivalency formed by raw material and energy items within the input-output relationship, is the primary starting point for build-up of energy efficiency projects.

Determination of Energy saving Amount:

Energy Saving = (Consumption Before EE Investment – Consumption After EE Investment Has Been Completed +/- Corrections)

Sample Optimisation Table (See table below)

What is Energy Management ?

Electricity, natural gas, water and sewage costs can be reduced with little or very little capital investment.

It is also possible to reduce the costs of systems like compressed air, cooling tower water, HVAC, illumination, cooling and steam by deploying multiple applications.

Energy management system enables you to control that operations cost in the most optimal way.

What is Energy Audit ?

Energy Audit is identifying the energy costs in a plant's production process economically and investigating the possibilities for cost-reducing studies and for cost reductions.

When such possibilities are investigated and implemented, there will occur significant cost reductions in electricity, natural gas, steam and water systems. Energy Audit is a feasibility study for investigating the cost reduction possibilities. Typically, energy audit includes evaluation on energy bills, control of energy systems and auxiliary facilities, cost reductions, a written report for payback periods, accounts and changeable product references.

An Energy Audit should include the following items.
A. Energy bills, accuracy of billing, power costs and fines should be reviewed. Exemptions from sales taxes should be investigated. Energy consumption areas and unit cost should be reviewed.
B. Energy Consumption figures should be evaluated and the feasibility of alternative applications like prevention of over-consumption, thermal storage, cogeneration, double-fuel should be analysed.
C. An experienced energy auditor should be invited to the production site and her suggestions should be considered. During her visit, all systems, methods and circumstances should be audited.
D. Big leakages in cooling, heating, steam and compresse d air should be investigated via leakage detector and should be eliminated.
E. Potential heating and cooling losses should be assessed
F. Burning yield rate should be measured.
G. In the illuminated areas, it should be assessed whether illumination levels are sufficient or abundant.
H. The synchronisation between working hours and illumination hours should be checked and it should be assessed whether there is room for saving.
I. Parameters like power, flow, temperature and humidity should be measured and adaptation of variable-speed applications should be performed.
J. All collected data should be evaluated through support of an experienced energy calculation controller.
K. All actions, results, proposals and paths to follow should be documented in a report. As different from some other types of reports, Energy Audit Reports should comprise all calculations, proposals with details in length and cost reduction actions which can be applied without assistance of external entities.

ISO 50001 is a new standard intended for energy management efficiency. The forthcoming ISO 50001 standard has been designed in compliance with ISO 9001- Quality Management, ISO 14001 - Environmental Management, and BS EN 16001 Energy Management System standards.

ISO 50001 is expected for publication in the end of 2010 or at the very beginning of 2011. Organizations seeking an ISO 50001 certificate may apply to accredited certification institutions regarding ISO 50001 Energy Management System as from January 2011.

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM ISO 50001 ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM?

All institutions and organizations operate their activities using energy may benefit from the implementation of an ISO 50001 based energy management system.

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF 50001 ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM?

Helps decreasing energy consumption by implemented projects, maintaining control over and reducing expenses regarding energy with decreased energy consumption.

Helps maintaining control over the device and equipment use and obtaining information about performance by monitoring energy consumption, decreasing the negative effects on environment due to waste, allowing development and implementation of a system for emission monitoring and reporting, and increase respectability in the society thanks to energy awareness.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ISO 50001 ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM?

The time required in order to establish and implement ISO 50001 Energy Management System may vary depending upon the types of processes, types of utilized energy resources, and whether or not the organization holds any management system (for example, ISO 9001:2008). In general, establishment and implementation of an ISO 50001 Energy Management System takes at least 5-6 months.

Establishment of the system requires an ‘energy management’ and a team that will develop the foregoing system. The ‘energy management’ will take approximately 15% of the time required to establish the system. Upon establishment of the system, the predictions regarding the required time will vary with the strategies as determined by the organization and the projects intended to be implemented thereby.

Following are the outstanding globally-adopted certification systems applied to different building typologies planned, constructed or being constructed in developed and developing countries.

LEED : ((Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Developed by US Green Building Council.It is a flexible and participatory system applied in 91 countries. Building life cycle includes design, construction and reutilisation processes. It has Silver, Gold and Platinum levels.

BREEAM : (Environmental Evaluation Method) It is of UK origin. Energy, Operations, Health, Transportation, Water utilisation, Materials utilisation, Waste management, Field utilisation, Pollution control are main performance criteria. It has levels of Pass, Good, Very Good, Excellent, Outstanding.

GREENSTAR : It was developed in Australia. It mission is to develop a sustainable real estate industry and to enable green building applications via market based solutions. It has levels of 4, 5 and 6 Stars.