Managing the energy consumption has become an important goal for many companies. A new international standard for energy management will be released in the 4th quarter of 2011. This standard will complement already released standard ISO 9001 for quality management and ISO 14001 for environmental protection.

This new standard is not setting any energy goals, instead you have to set them by yourself. However it will help you to reach your energy saving goals by implementing effective and credible processes.

The more energy you consume the more benefits you will see when implementing it. It not only applies to big manufacturers every operation has room and the responsibility to save energy. In addition, many government and utility energy programs require that an effective Management System for Energy (MSE) is put in place to be qualified for program benefits. It’s expected that ISO 50001 will become an universally accepted standard.

The standard helps you to set and reach your companies energy goals in a systematic way. As a crucial step the measurement of the energy consumption has to be implemented. By doing this the measures implemented to reduce energy consumptions verified regarding their effectiveness. As a result there are several benefits expected:

• Energy costs can be controlled and assigned to the user

• Reduced environmental pollution

• Reduced energy consumption after actions have been implemented

• Improved Equipment maintenance due to energy monitoring and early indications when performances degrade

• Awareness of all staff members regarding the efficient use of energy

Depending upon the kind of processes being managed, the scope of the plan, the variety of energy sources used, and whether or not an organization already has some other ISO plan and mechanisms in place the implementation time can vary.  However as a rule of thump, 18 months should be a reasonable time frame for implementing a Management System for Energy (MSE). It requires an internal 'energy lead' and a small team of employees to develop the system. The 'energy lead' will spend approximately 10% to 15% of his or her time developing the system and putting it into place. Time commitments after the MSE is in place depend upon the kinds of energy projects the organization chooses to implement.

CS Instruments (Shenzhen) is starting strategic partnership with the TUV Rheinland in Shenzhen for analyzing and optimization measures in organizations.

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