scholarly journals Making Energy Savings by the Engagement of Small and Medium-sized Enterprise on Energy Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Isaac Ayebah Adams ◽  
Samuel Gyamfi ◽  
Christian Kwaku Amuzuvi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Energy Savings

scholarly journals Energy management in sensor networks

2012 ◽  
Vol 370 (1958) ◽  
pp. 52-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Stankovic ◽  
Tian He
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Time Synchronization ◽  
Media Access Control ◽  
Media Access ◽  
Energy Aware ◽  
Holistic View

This paper presents a holistic view of energy management in sensor networks. We first discuss hardware designs that support the life cycle of energy, namely: (i) energy harvesting, (ii) energy storage and (iii) energy consumption and control. Then, we discuss individual software designs that manage energy consumption in sensor networks. These energy-aware designs include media access control, routing, localization and time-synchronization. At the end of this paper, we present a case study of the VigilNet system to explain how to integrate various types of energy management techniques to achieve collaborative energy savings in a large-scale deployed military surveillance system.

People or Systems: Does Productivity Enhancement Matter More than Energy Management in LEED Certified Buildings?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13863
Author(s):  
Yana Akhtyrska ◽  
Franz Fuerst
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Occupant Comfort ◽  
Energy Use Intensity ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Advanced Metering ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the impact of energy management and productivity-enhancing measures, implemented as part of LEED Existing Buildings Operations and Management (EBOM) certification, on source energy use intensity and rental premiums of office spaces using data on four major US markets. Energy management practices, comprised of commissioning and advanced metering, may reduce energy usage. Conversely, improving air quality and occupant comfort in an effort to increase worker productivity may in turn lead to higher overall energy consumption. The willingness to pay for these features in rental office buildings is hypothesised to depend not only on the extent to which productivity gains enhance the profits of a commercial tenant but also on the lease arrangements for passing any energy savings to the tenant. We apply a difference-in-differences method at a LEED EBOM certification group level and a multi-level modelling approach with a panel data structure. The results indicate that energy management and indoor environment practices have the expected effect on energy consumption as described above. However, the magnitude of the achieved rental premiums appears to be independent of the lease type.

scholarly journals Perancangan sistem manajemen energi pada industri manufaktur berdasarkan ISO 50001:2011

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Taufik Ridwan
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Management System ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Energy Management System ◽  
Steam Boiler ◽  
System Implementation ◽  
Self Assessment

As one manufacturing industry with a large level of energy consumption makes energy management mandatory applied at PT. XYZ, the purpose of this research is to design energy management system implementation strategy in PT. XYZ based on ISO 50001. Started by self assessment and by collecting data on the use of primary energy sources in the company, followed by processing and analyzing using simple linear regression. The self assessment results show 38% of the total value’s completeness of existing program in the clause of ISO 50001. From the processing and analyzing’s energy usage showed energy baseline and energy performance indicators (EnPI) of the company. The result of research is identifies and proposes the potential of energy savings in air compressor distribution system, steam boiler distribution, and electrical distribution system with good housekeeping, control system, and modification, proposes the energy management system implementation based on Deming’s PDCA cycle, and continued by recommending roadmap towards the implementation of energy management systems. 

scholarly journals Review of existing energy management standards and possibilities for its introduction in Serbia

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 613-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dubravka Jelic ◽  
Dusan Gordic ◽  
Milun Babic ◽  
Davor Koncalovic ◽  
Vanja Sustersic
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Current State

Until recent times, energy management practices primarily consisted in replacing inefficient equipment and then using any number of methods to estimate obtained savings. Experience shows that positive effects of energy efficient improvements were decreased over time. There have been significant efforts over the last decade to define appropriate standards and best practices and implement the consistent energy management system to increase and maintain the energy savings. The knowledge gained from thousands of energy efficient projects is driving a transition from traditional tactical practice (one-time "build and forget" projects) to energy management strategies proposed and endorsed by a number of international organizations. The current status of internationally developed energy management standards, including an analysis of their shared features and differences is presented in this paper. The purpose of the analysis is to describe the current state of ?best practices? for this emerging area of energy efficiency policymaking in order to study the possibility of implementation of energy management standards in Serbia and to estimate the effects and the potential for energy saving that would be made by its implementation.

scholarly journals An Ontology-Based Framework for Building Energy Management with IoT

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clement Lork ◽  
Vishal Choudhary ◽  
Naveed Ul Hassan ◽  
Wayes Tushar ◽  
Chau Yuen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Commercial Building ◽  
Building Energy Management ◽  
Building Management

In this paper, we develop an ontology-based framework for energy management in buildings. We divide the functional architecture of a building energy management system into three interconnected modules that include building management system (BMS), benchmarking (BMK), and evaluation & control (ENC) modules. The BMS module is responsible for measuring several useful environmental parameters, as well as real-time energy consumption of the building. The BMK module provides the necessary information required to understand the context and cause of building energy efficiency or inefficiency, and also the information which can further differentiate normal and abnormal energy consumption in different scenarios. The ENC module evaluates all the information coming from BMS and BMK modules, the information is contextualized, and finally the cause of energy inefficiency/abnormality and mitigating control actions are determined. Methodology to design appropriate ontology and inference rules for various modules is also discussed. With the help of actual data obtained from three different rooms in a commercial building in Singapore, a case study is developed to demonstrate the application and advantages of the proposed framework. By mitigating the appropriate cause of abnormal inefficiency, we can achieve 5.7%, 11.8% and 8.7% energy savings in Room 1, Room 2, and Room 3 respectively, while creating minimum inconvenience for the users.

Remote control-based energy management for energy savings in a central heating system

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 600-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volkan Şahin ◽  
Osman İpek ◽  
Yusuf Başoğul ◽  
Barış Gürel ◽  
Ali Keçebaş
Keyword(s):  
Remote Control ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Central Heating

Energy savings opportunities at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Godwin Ogechi Unachukwu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
University System ◽  
Infrastructural Development ◽  
Policy Awareness ◽  
Marginal Improvement ◽  
The University ◽  
Higher Institutions

This paper examines the potential for energy savings in Nigerian higher institutions with particular reference to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Electricity consumption and cost profiles for a period of 10 years indicate a steady rise attributable to marginal improvement in staff living standards, increasing students’ enrolment, infrastructural development, preponderant use of inefficient electrical appliances and increasing business activities within the community. Investigations show that about 51% of the total electricity consumption occurs in staff housing units, 16% in students’ hostels and the balance in academic and public buildings on the campus. An internal energy policy, awareness creation and establishment of an energy management unit in the University system are some of the measures that can guarantee good savings. This paper estimates electricity savings potentials of 10-20% in Nigerian higher institutions through well articulated and vigorously pursued energy efficiency programmes in the system.

scholarly journals Torpor duration, more than temperature, is key to hummingbird nighttime energy savings

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Shankar ◽  
RJ Schroeder ◽  
SM Wethington ◽  
CH Graham ◽  
DR Powers
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
List Type ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Ambient Temperatures ◽  
Torpor Bout ◽  
Bout Duration ◽  
Temperature Regimes

ABSTRACTTorpor is an important energy saving strategy in small endotherms, but it has been insufficiently studied in natural field conditions. Building on what we know from laboratory studies, we compared torpor use across hummingbird species and different natural temperature regimes to explore predominant hypotheses about torpor use and evaluate the possible effects of environmental variation on energy management.We found that the probability of an individual entering torpor was correlated with mass and unrelated to nighttime temperature, and that hummingbirds at both warm tropical and cooler temperate sites used torpor.Energy savings in torpor were maximized as ambient temperatures approached a species’ minimum body temperature consistent with laboratory studies; energy savings ranged between 65-92% of energy per hour in torpor compared to normothermy.However, variation in total nighttime energy expenditure was more significantly influenced by torpor bout duration than by the variation in energy savings in torpor.Our results show that a small endotherm’s nighttime energy management in its natural habitat is more affected by torpor bout duration, which is linked to photoperiod, than by temperature. This result suggests that in their natural environments, hummingbirds are able to save energy in torpor across a range nighttime temperature, indicating that they may have sufficient physiological flexibility to tolerate climatic variation.

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