NEW ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARD ISO 50001:2011
In 2008 the year 2008, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), realizing the importance and significance of energy management and energy management, came up with ISO 50001:2011 to be the International Standard for Energy Management. The ISO 50001 2011 energy management standard was released on June 15, 2011. It is anticipated to affect up to 60 percent of worldwide energy use and has the potential to become a global catalyst for industrial energy efficiency like ISO 9001 has for quality. The standard is expected to be used in the future to boost the efficiency of energy for industrial, commercial and institutional facilities by at minimum 20%. Check this Energy management systems - Requirements with guidance for use info.
ISO 50001:2011 specifies guidelines for organizations to set up the foundation, implement, maintain and improve an energy management system, which allows the organization to adopt an approach that is systematic to achieve continual improvement of energy efficiency, which includes energy efficiency as well as energy consumption and use. It provides guidelines regarding energy consumption and usage as well as measures and documentation, as well as reporting procurement, design as well as other methods that affect systems, equipment as well as personnel. This standard will lead to an improvement in energy expenses and greenhouse gas emissions as well as other environmental impacts, through the efficient control of energy. ISO 50001:2011 will establish an international framework for industrial, commercial or institution-based facilities as well as entire companies, to manage their energy consumption, including purchasing and usage. It applies regardless of the size and kind of organization. Conformance to ISO 50001 will indicate that an enterprise, plant or other entity has a sustainable EnMS in place. It also indicates that they have met their baseline energy consumption analysis and are determined to continuously improve their energy performance.
The ISO 50001 :2011 Framework includes both technical and managerial aspects, which are expected to make the Standard more accepted by the public. To provide integration and compatibility for the Standard, the Standard uses the PDCA and continuous improvement strategies that are used in ISO 9001. The ISO50001 standard is being developed. The U.N. Industrial Development Organization, (UNIDO), was one of the first organisations to recognise that the industry needed to find solutions to the problem of climate change. In March 2007, UNIDO hosted a meeting of experts, which resulted in the presentation of a formal proposal to the ISO Central Secretariat to consider the possibility of developing an international standard for energy management. In February 2008 the Technical Management Board of ISO approved the formation of a new project committee (PC 242 - Energy Management) to develop the new ISO Management System Standard for Energy.
The project committee includes 35 countries participating and 5 observing. Associacao Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas ABNT (ABNT) and American National Standards Institute ANSI (ANSI) are collaborating to act as Secretariat. The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Council for EnergyEfficient Manufacturing help ANSI in its work in the development of the standard. In September 2008 the U.S. Council for EnergyEfficient Manufacturing convened in Washington, D.C., then another one in Brazil in February 2009. On June 15, 2011, the ISO 50001:2011 energy management standard was released. ISO 50001:2011 REQUIREMENTS The implementation of an energy management system standard within an organization requires an overhaul of existing institution practices regarding energy. This could require technical assistance from outside experts. Look at ISO 50006 doc here.
The personnel of organizations that are knowledgeable about management methods like safety, quality, and the environment are aware of the dynamics involved in establishing an effective management plan and its incorporation into the company's culture. These specialists typically have minimal or no experience in energy efficiency. Contrary to experts from industrial energy efficiency who are highly specialized in energy efficiency, they are educated and trained to the design, implementation and administration of energy efficiency programs without a background. You need to have an advanced level of expertise and knowledge to apply the energy management standard. The standard demands that companies possess both internal and external capacity to effectively apply the standard. Experts are required to help with this. Because it incorporates both the management of energy and efficiency, the skills needed to offer technical assistance in energy management are exclusive.