Energy use is the single largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, making energy management crucial for reversing global warming. Renewables and carbon capture and storage are likely solutions for the medium and long term. In the short term, however, energy efficiency improvements are critical. DNV has developed and tested effective services to support and drive these changes.

Purpose

Successful reduction of climate change requires dramatic changes in the way energy is produced, distributed and used. Sound energy and carbon management is crucial in all branches of society to establish the necessary framework for the timely and effective implementation of these vital changes throughout the energy chain.

Benefits

Proper energy management provides a solid framework for realising the necessary changes to effectively improve energy performance of an organisation. In a cycle of continuous improvement, the economical, environmental and social feasibility of technical, organisational and behavioural changes is systematically assessed in order to identify and implement the most effective measures.

This approach is a proved and tested method to increase competitiveness and profitability by reducing operational cost. At the same time business risk is limited by reducing exposure to the volatility of energy prices and by complying with increasingly stringent climate regulations.

An enhanced energy performance will improve the sustainability of your organisation, an aspect which is under increased scrutiny by stakeholders.

Features

The integrated carbon and energy (ICE) Management service has been developed to improve the energy efficiency and reduce the carbon emissions of an organisation. It is based on the proven ‘plan-do-check-act’ – approach and relies on optimally combining technical, organisational and behavioural measures. For this purpose, a technical and a non-technical track run horizontally through all four service phases. Energy savings of 5-15% or more have been achieved by using this approach.

During the first phase, the organisation’s technical, organisational and behavioural baseline is established. The energy and carbon footprint is determined and the energy management performance is assessed using a proprietary rating protocol.

Based on this baseline, potential technical, organisational and behavioural improvements are identified and prioritised using a feasibility analysis that takes financial, environmental and social aspects into account. Depending on the customer’s needs, assistance for the actual implementation of the selected improvements can also be included.

Once the selected improvements have been implemented, a new technical, organisational and behavioural assessment is conducted in the third phase to verify the effectiveness of the changes.

Customised training and guidance constitutes the fourth phase of the service. This is aimed at ensuring a cycle of continuous improvement in the organisation so that the energy performance will continue to be enhanced after completion of the service.

Our experience

To deliver this service, DNV combines an unequalled track record in the carbon market with vast experience in terms of technical consulting, management system assessment and certification, and training.