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Article

Impact of Energy Monitoring and Management Systems on the Implementation and Planning of Energy Performance Improved Actions: An Empirical Analysis Based on Energy Audits in Italy

by
Carlos Herce
,
Enrico Biele
,
Chiara Martini
,
Marcello Salvio
and
Claudia Toro
*
Energy Efficiency in the Economic Sectors Laboratory (DUEE-SPS-ESE), Energy Efficiency Unit Department, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), C.R. Casaccia, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Rome, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Energies 2021, 14(16), 4723; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14164723
Submission received: 24 June 2021 / Revised: 20 July 2021 / Accepted: 29 July 2021 / Published: 4 August 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Industry and Tertiary Sectors towards Clean Energy Transition)
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Abstract

The implementation of monitoring tools and energy management systems (EnMSs) supports companies in their long-term energy efficiency strategies, and they are essential to analyse the effectiveness of energy performance improvement actions (EPIAs). The first fundamental step towards increasing energy efficiency is the development of energy audits (EAs). EAs provide comprehensive information about the energy usage in a specific facility, identifying and quantifying cost-effective EPIAs. The crucial role of these tools in clean energy transition is remarked by the European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), which promotes the implementation of EAs and EnMS programmes. The purpose of this work is to better understand the link between EnMSs (specifically ISO 50001) and EAs in the EED Article 8 implementation in two industrial and two tertiary sectors in Italy. Moreover, the impact of company size, energy monitoring systems, and EnMSs on planned and/or implemented EPIAs is analysed. Our findings show that, albeit the complexity of the variables involved in energy efficiency gap, the “energy savings/company” and “EPIA/site” ratios are higher in enterprises with an EnMS and monitoring system. Thus, a correct energy audit must always be accompanied by a specific monitoring plan if it is to be effective and useful to the company decision maker.
Keywords: energy audits (EAs); energy management systems; energy performance improved actions (EPIAs); energy efficiency; manufacturing industry; tertiary sector energy audits (EAs); energy management systems; energy performance improved actions (EPIAs); energy efficiency; manufacturing industry; tertiary sector

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Herce, C.; Biele, E.; Martini, C.; Salvio, M.; Toro, C. Impact of Energy Monitoring and Management Systems on the Implementation and Planning of Energy Performance Improved Actions: An Empirical Analysis Based on Energy Audits in Italy. Energies 2021, 14, 4723. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14164723

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Herce C, Biele E, Martini C, Salvio M, Toro C. Impact of Energy Monitoring and Management Systems on the Implementation and Planning of Energy Performance Improved Actions: An Empirical Analysis Based on Energy Audits in Italy. Energies. 2021; 14(16):4723. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14164723

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Herce, Carlos, Enrico Biele, Chiara Martini, Marcello Salvio, and Claudia Toro. 2021. "Impact of Energy Monitoring and Management Systems on the Implementation and Planning of Energy Performance Improved Actions: An Empirical Analysis Based on Energy Audits in Italy" Energies 14, no. 16: 4723. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14164723

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Herce, C., Biele, E., Martini, C., Salvio, M., & Toro, C. (2021). Impact of Energy Monitoring and Management Systems on the Implementation and Planning of Energy Performance Improved Actions: An Empirical Analysis Based on Energy Audits in Italy. Energies, 14(16), 4723. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14164723

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