Energy Audit Methodology and Energy Savings Plan in the Nautical Industry

Abstract

Despite technical and organizational progress, energy weighs heavily in the fixed costs for industrial enterprises. With the depletion of fossil resources and the inexorable rise of the resulting price, we are now at a crucial time when saving strategies and “best consumption” will be crucial for companies, especially in a period of recession where industrial plants have become improperly sized. In this article, the process of industrial energy audit based on reference standards and best practices is broken down into three main stages: (1) Developing a global energy balance of the company. (2) Identifying and modeling the main consumption, quantifying the potential savings. (3) Defining the actions and investment plan necessary to achieve these savings Through the example discussed, it is described how the energy management system has been implemented and what the results were after one year in the manufacturing sector of sailboats and powerboats of BENETEAU Group (11 production sites in France and 1 in Poland).