The project started wit a european wide inventory (100 respondents form 15 countries) of the State-of-the-Art in steam-, energy-, and management practises in industry. Based on the inventory and other insights, available in the consortium and literature, as the Energy Potential Scan, the Non Energy Benefits and ISO 50001, we developed a new audit methodology.
This methodology decribes stepwise, fit for the use by in- and external energy consultants, what is needed and how this can be achieved in order to reach actual energy saving in steam installations. This askes for an integral (business) approach involving all (steam) stakeholders in the company, by developing business cases for the energy saving measures using Non-Energy Benefits and implementing an energy management system (starting around the steam installation) to guarantee organisational embedment. The audit methodology is being piloted by in-depth steam audits at 78 companies (WP6).
The inventory also formed the major basis for the development of the training packages in WP 4. Experts from the member countries developed the seperate modules for the trainings in English which are all translated in the 8 national languages. Trainings and train the trainers are performed.
The steam-up project and it's results is being communicated and promoted in several ways nationally and internationally.
Results achieved with the action:
WP 2: Inventory completed and results laid down in seperate report and the developed training materials and audit methodology. Downloadable from the steam-up website.
WP 3: Audit methodology developed and piloted at 78 companies. Additionally an Excel spreadsheet is performed with the most important energy saving measures about steam. The measures are related to NEB's and the pay back time is indicated.
WP 4: Training materials are developed and translated in the 8 national languages. 395 people participated in the tranings and a list with 47 steam experts can be found on the website.
WP 5: Energy Management Centre (including Bench Mark Facility) is developed and in operation. The energy data and results of the 78 audits is add to the EnMC. Per company is an action plan available. Energy managers from the companies can with their own login follow all actions and modify the status.
WP 6: In depth audits. The acquisition for audits started directly from the beginning of the project and we succeeded to reach the target of 75. From the identified 226 GWh/a saving is 50.5 GWh/a already reached during this project. Another 83.5 is 'under construction' and will be reached very soon after the deadline of the project.
WP 7: Website on line, factsheets about steam efficiency are developed, annual seminars and national events are held, twitter account and liked-in were active, from all in-depth audits are leaflets availabele, national and european leaflets were compiled
