Requirements with guidance for use is
a specification created by the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) for an energy management system. The standard specifies the requirements
for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management
system, whose purpose is to enable an organization to follow a systematic
approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance, including
energy efficiency, energy security, energy use and consumption. The standard
aims to help organizations continually reduce their energy use, and therefore
their energy costs and their greenhouse gas emissions.
Using energy efficiently helps organizations save money as well as helping to
conserve resources and tackle climate change. ISO 50001 supports organizations
in all sectors to use energy more efficiently, through the development of an
energy management system (EnMS). ISO 50001 is based on the management system model
of continual improvement also used for other well-known standards such as ISO
9001 or ISO 14001. This makes it easier for organizations to integrate energy
management into their overall efforts to improve quality and environmental
management.
ISO 50001:2011 provides a framework of requirements for organizations to:
• Develop a policy for more efficient use of energy
• Fix targets and objectives to meet the policy
• Use data to better understand and make decisions about energy use
• Measure the results
• Review how well the policy works, and
• Continually improve energy management.
Like other ISO management system standards, certification to ISO 50001 is
possible but not obligatory. Some organizations decide to implement the
standard solely for the benefits it provides. Others decide to get certified to
it, to show external parties they have implemented an energy management system.
ISO does not perform certification.
ISO 50001 highlighted as key tool for climate action at Clean Energy
Ministerial. With energy one of the most critical challenges facing the
international community, the revision of ISO 50001 on energy management systems
was given a major boost at the recently concluded Clean Energy Ministerial
(CEM8), a high-level global forum working to advance clean energy globally.
Energy ministers and high-level decision makers, together with technical
experts and private-sector leaders, gathered in Beijing, China, for the CEM8 to
discuss how to scale renewables, improve efficiency and cooperate on clean energy
initiatives. Developers responsible for ISO 50001 also met in Beijing at the
annual meeting of ISO technical committee ISO/TC 301, Energy management and
energy savings. One of the main outcomes of the plenary was the revision of ISO
50001, which after six years of existence is being updated to ensure it remains
a useful tool for all types of businesses and organizations around the world.
ISO 50001 A strategic tool
The benefits of ISO 50001 are
twofold. On the one hand, it can help us cut our Carbon footprint. Increased adoption of ISO 50001 could mean a reduction of CO2
emissions equivalent to removing 215 million passenger vehicles from the road
by 2030. On the other hand, adopting the standard makes business sense, with
predicted energy savings of USD 600 billion (62 exajoules) over that same
period. Itʼs no surprise, then, that many countries see ISO 50001 as a
strategic tool towards a sustainable energy future, making the standard an
integral part of their energy policies. And governments are being proactive,
using tax rebates, access to research funding and other incentives to mobilize
companies to use it. The CEM, for example, gave rise to an initiative to clock
up “50 001 certifications” to ISO 50001 by 2020.
Published in 2011, ISO 50001 transforms the way organizations manage their
energy, offering companies a comprehensive approach to continually improve
energy performance, sustainability and their bottom line. It has value both as
a best-practice model and as a global benchmark for climate and clean energy
action. In fact, nearly 12 000 organizations were already certified to the
standard at the end of 2015.
implementation of the ISO 50001 standard across the commercial and
industrial sectors globally could drive cumulative energy savings of
approximately 62 exajoules by 2030, sparing nearly USD 600 billion in energy
costs and avoiding 6 500 million metric tonnes of CO2 emissions. The projected
annual emissions savings are equivalent to removing 215 million passenger
vehicles from the road.
GE3S is a leading Energymanagement consultancy Dubai Abu Dhabi. We have a team of certified ISO 50001 Lead Auditors who help our
clients to implement energy management systems so that they can manage their
energy usage in a better way.GE3S is proud of the successful project that has
enabled numerous organizations, both large and small to achieve their
requirements. ISO 50001 Consultancy Dubai Abu Dhabi division intends to support the
prime business activities by developing innovative ways of performing and
measuring its Processes.
