DIN EN 16001: Energy Management Systems in Practice - adelphi

The individual steps of the PDCA cycle in energy management can be described as follows:
1. Plan
Establishing energy-saving targets, determining the
strategy, identifying measures and responsibilities,
providing the necessary resources, preparing the
action plan.
2. Do
Establishing management structures for maintaining
a continuous process, undertaking improvement
measures (e.g. efficient technologies/procedures).
3. Check
Reviewing the level of target achievement and the
effectiveness of the EnMS, collecting new ideas via
energy audits, if necessary, consulting an external
expert.
R CONtINuOuS COSt REDuCtION WItH ENMS
Costs
+ 5%
0
- 5%
- 10%
- 15%
- 20%
- 25%
0
Increasing energy
consumption
Company decision on
implementation of energy
management
Decreasing energy costs through
simple energy-saving measures
Own illustration based on Lackner, Petra/Holanek, Nicole (2007)
4. Act
Investments
(e. g. buying energy-efficient machines)
Strategic optimisation by consolidating the current
energy data, audit results and new information, evaluating
the progress with the help of current energy
market data, deriving new objectives.
Activities can take place in parallel; even the decision
on which to begin an activity depends on the conditions
in the respective company.
When compared to selective measures (ad-hoc energy
management), continuous application of this process
clearly reduces the energy-related costs of a company.
Additional energy-saving through
efficient use of energy
Saving energy becomes part
of the company structure
~ 3 years
Additional investments
(e. g. technical improvement of plants)
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