ENERGY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

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🔍 Find — Identify Energy Opportunities
Energy Audits
Audit levels (0–3)
Benchmarking
Energy data analysis
ISO 50002 / audit strategy
Audit Tools
Electrical Instruments
Power loggers, quality analysers, data loggers
Thermal Instruments
Combustion analyser, infrared cameras, thermocouples
Sonic Instruments
Ultrasonic imager & leak detection
Flow Meters
Positive displacement, differential pressure, open flow
Thermal Energy
Heat Exchangers
Heat transfer principle & overview
Types: shell & tube, plate, recuperators, economizers
Flash tanks & condensate recovery
Steam Systems
Overview & boiler efficiency (direct & indirect)
Distribution, piping, deaerator & steam leaks
Steam traps & fuel switching
Saturated & superheated steam tables
HVAC & Building Envelope
Vapor compression, refrigerants & equipment types
Psychrometrics, calculations & heat transfer
Insulation, infiltration & solar heat gain
Domestic hot water (DHW)
Industrial Refrigeration
Single stage, multistage & cascade
Absorption, adsorption & food processing
Furnaces, Boilers & Fired Equipment
Fuel types, furnaces, fired heaters & flaring
Boilers, fuel trains & combustion optimisation
Electrical Energy
Motor Systems
Motor systems overview
Motor types & nameplates
Efficiency classes (IE1–IE5)
Reliability & condition monitoring
VFDs — overview & affinity laws
Smart VFDs, affinity laws & regeneration
Transmission (belts, couplings, gears)
Lighting Systems
Lighting overview
Quality (CRI, colour temperature, glare)
Quantity (lux levels & standards)
Maintenance & lumen depreciation
Lighting types & controls
Human-centric lighting (HCL)
Mechanical Energy
Compressed Air Systems
Overview & cost of compressed air
Compressor types & part load control
Leakages, artificial demand & inappropriate uses
Distribution, dryers, receivers & heat recovery
Pump Systems
Pump types & performance curves
Total head, fluid power & system curves
Parallel/series, control & maintenance
Fan Systems
Fan types, efficiency & performance curves
Fluid power, pressure & variable flow control
Turbine Systems
Steam turbines, gas turbines & power plants
Water Systems
Water classification
Filtration & treatment
Boiler water systems
Cooling tower systems
Wastewater treatment (WWTP)
Industrial water use & conservation
Water conservation
⚙ Implement — Take Action
Energy Accounting & Economics
Lifecycle cost analysis
Time value of money
Financial modelling
Financial evaluation methods (NPV, IRR, SIR, ATCF)
Commissioning
New building commissioning
Retro-commissioning (existing buildings)
Tools & apps
Behaviour Change
Energy consumption
Human behaviour & change management
Energy metering & EIS
Training & awareness
Operational Efficiency
Energy use
Schedule control
↳ Energy Storage (under Schedule Control)
   Thermal storage
   Electric storage
   Storage sizing
Loading control
Setpoint control
Operations & maintenance
Equipment Efficiency
Energy efficiency
IE3/IE4/IE5 motors
VSDs / VFDs
LEDs & upgrades
Etc.
Technology Change
Electrification
Combined heat and power (CHP)
Control & Automation
Inputs
Signal conditioning
Controllers
Outputs
Monitor & visualise
Feedback & optimisation
Artificial Intelligence & IoT
Renewable Energy
Solar
Wind
Hydro
Biofuels & biomass
Hydrogen
♻ Sustain — Maintain & Improve
Measurement & Verification (M&V)
Basis for adjustment
M&V options (IPMVP A, B, C, D)
Planning
Savings reporting
Metering
Modelling
Energy Performance Contracting (EnPC)
Financing
Contracts
Energy Services Companies (ESCOs)
Decarbonisation
GHG accounting
Emissions factors
Climate change
Energy Management System (EnMS)
ISO 50001
↳ Plan
   Context
   Leadership
   Planning
   Support
↳ Do
   Operation
↳ Check
   Performance evaluation
↳ Act
   Improvement
Codes & Standards
Green building standards
LEED
Green Globes
Energy Star
Tax incentives & policy