Establishment of legal framework for the energy efficiency of EnMS is an old theme in German industries. At the latest since the oil crises in the 1970s, the issue into the consciousness of those responsible moved years. There are many initiatives and research projects on a wide range of efficiency issues. But in the core of the German industrial processes and controlling business it has not really managed the energy efficiency all these years. There were many alibi – and flagship projects”. There was money well water through a heat pump for the heating of the administrative building used for example, for a lot and used as a shining example for energy efficiency and the environmental awareness of the company.
Next to multiples of this amount of energy for the processes used were, without this ever were seriously been tested on optimization in the context of his age not interested. Energy efficiency was understood primarily in the past as a technical problem. The venue of the energy efficiency that was technologically-oriented infrastructure in companies. There was a massive communication problem between the (commercial) management and the owners (technically oriented). Know how to optimize the processes existed on the technical level often, was however unable to retrieve or not adequately prepared and presented. That should change now.
With the introduction of the management standards DIN EN 16001:2009 and DIN EN ISO 50001:2011 as a basis for tax concessions in connection with the renewable energy sources Act (EEG), as well as the energy and the electricity Tax Act (EnergieStG, StromStG) was opened a new chapter of energy efficiency in German companies. You will find solutions and exchange of experience on the 15 IP dialog Forum energy management at the 25.09.2013 in Leipzig. The event offers you the opportunity of experience and exchange of ideas, of learning to case studies and discussions with representatives from industry, business and research. We are pleased about your interest in the topic Energy management.
