Helping organizations set up an ISO 50001 energy management system

Context

The ISO 50001 standard specifies the requirements for designing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system, enabling organizations to achieve continuous improvement in their energy performance, which includes energy efficiency, use and consumption.
It specifies the requirements applicable to energy use and consumption, including metering, documentation and reporting, the design and procurement of equipment and systems, and the processes and personnel that contribute to energy performance.

It applies to all factors affecting energy performance that the organization can monitor and influence.

It does not prescribe specific energy performance criteria.

The benefits of an energy

management system are numerous, and include the following:

The implementation of a continuous improvement system generating substantial and lasting
energy savings.

Objectives

Support in implementing the ISO 50001 standard is aimed at achieving the following objectives:

Helping organisms to use energy resources rationally;
Facilitate communication on energy resource management;
Promote best practices in energy management and reinforce good behavior in this area;
Help business units evaluate and prioritize the application of new energy-efficient technologies;
Provide a framework to promote energy efficiency throughout the supply chain;
Facilitate improvement in energy management in the context of projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
Enable integration with other management systems already in place (environment, health and safety).

Support content

The implementation of the energy management system is planned in several stages, to enable the progressive and effective integration of normative requirements and to set in motion the process of continuous improvement of the company energy performance.

The six (06) stages constituting the project for the implementation of the Energy Management System are:

Initial diagnosis.
ISO 50001 training for the energy team.
Energy management system (EMS) design
Training internal energy auditors.
Carrying out internal EMS audits and processing deviations.
Management reviews.

Project duration

Implementation of the 50001 system takes between two to six months, depending on the size of the company and the commitment of the senior manager.

Terms of execution

A preliminary visit is carried out by a specialized APRUE team to assess the scope of the service, to familiarize themselves with the organization of the company wishing to implement such a system, and to ensure the commitment of management, in particular the senior manager, which is a prerequisite for the success of the project.

Targets & beneficiaries:

Energy-consuming organizations in all sectors: industrial, transport, building & tertiary, local authorities in particular.