Establishing an integration-energy-practice model to improve energy efficiency in ISO 50001 energy management systems: A case study for a networking products company
Journal
Journal of Quality
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
1
Pages
15-28
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Abstract
Because of recent extreme climate change and rising energy prices, worldwide governments and businesses have actively to improve energy efficiency. The rapid development of computer and information technologies has spurred high demand for networking products, thereby substantially increasing energy consumption involving the production of networking products. This research conducted a case study of a networking-product manufacturing company, which used an integrationenergy-practice (IEP) model to improve energy efficiency in ISO 50001 energy management system and underwent ISO 50001 certification. According to the study results, the IEP model improved the energy efficiency, as represented by the overall company energy use intensity (EUI) of the annual energy performance indicators (EnPIs) for the company, reducing this measure by 21.5% compared with the base year. Using the IEP model to implement ISO 50001 energy management systems effectively facilitates networking enterprises in improving energy efficiency, identifying energysaving solutions, and obtaining ISO 50001 international certification by third-party. © 2015, Chinese Society for Quality. All right reserved.
Subjects
Energy performance indicator; Integration-energy-practice model; ISO 50001 energy management system
Other Subjects
Benchmarking; Climate change; Energy management; Energy management systems; Energy utilization; Industrial research; Waste disposal; Energy performance indicators; Energy prices; Energy use intensities; Extreme climates; High demand; International certifications; Product manufacturing; Third parties; Energy efficiency
Type
journal article