Getting Municipal Energy Management Systems ISO 50001 Certified: A Study with 28 European Municipalities

Kaselofsky, Jan; Rošā, Marika; Jēkabsone, Anda; Favre, Solenne; Loustalot, Gabriel; Toma, Michael; Marín, José Pablo Delgado; Nicolás, Manuel Moreno; Cosenza, Emanuele

doi:10.3390/su13073638

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“…Nevertheless, this cannot be confirmed due to the lack of energy data for a number of the cases studied, particularly, for the smaller plants [20,47,52,69]. Another possible reason could be related to the availability of specialized management resources in larger plants, as usually happens in industrial organizations [67,[81][82][83]. This could also explain the fact that most of the plants have several renewable technologies installed.…”

Section: Hydropower Application To Wastewater Systems: Real Case Studiesmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Current WWTPs are dynamic organizations, with the need to adapt to a changing context, like many industrial businesses do [81,82]. However, the limitations of budget can often hinder their investments with higher restrictions than in the private sector, especially for smaller plants [13,82,83]. However, awareness of the technology, demand, and Secondly, in the cases where there is exchange out of the boundary limits, the significance of the KPIs varies [20,47,52,73].…”

Section: Energy Self-sufficiency and Hydropower Contribution At Wwtps: Energy Profilesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…The research indicates that municipal energy management is an important topic, and its development is worth observing. Nevertheless, studies about municipal energy management are scarce [26]. This paper summarized all the research focused on energy management that was conducted in the Czech Republic in the last 15 years.…”

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“…The standard ISO 50001 has been available in the Czech Republic since February 2012. After the standard ISO 50001 adoption, energy savings of more than 10% were achieved in some cases within one year [26].…”

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Directive 2018/844/EU on energy efficiency claims that almost 80% of the final energy consumption in the EU is used within the buildings. The subsequent Directive (EU) 2023/1791 introduced in 2023 expected 68% of the world population to live in urban areas. Both directives enhanced the role of energy management (EM) applied to the city buildings. This paper introduces the development of energy management in Czech municipalities between the years 2009 and 2023. The main goal of this article is to present selected results of the unique national survey focused on the energy management in Czech municipalities conducted in 2023 and compare it with results of national surveys implemented in 2009 and 2018. The main method is the comparing of two surveys conducted among the municipal representatives or energy managers in the past with the new survey conducted in 2023. The results show that EM became a notably more important issue for most Czech municipalities. The number of cities collecting data on energy consumption grew by 288% and the number of city energy managers increased by 57%. On the other hand, the used potential of energy savings triggered by establishing EM was insufficient and only 4% of the respondents claimed high and exactly measured savings because of EM. This article should be applied to the stress power of municipal EM in performing energy efficiency and RES projects and encouraging the government to support municipal energy managers in their complex role.

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“…Implementing a management system in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 50001 standard contributes to increasing and developing the organization's energy efficiency [42] and, at the same time, reducing its consumption and greenhouse gas emis-sions [43]. The ISO 50001 standard focuses on energy consumption but also takes into account the possibility of using renewable energy generated in the system developed on its basis [44]. The circular economy concept also seeks to increase the use of renewable energy sources, which may be more effective sources [45].…”

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The Importance of the Circular Economy Concept among Organizations within the Food Sector and a Management Systems Perspective

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Getting Municipal Energy Management Systems ISO 50001 Certified: A Study with 28 European Municipalities

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The Importance of the Circular Economy Concept among Organizations within the Food Sector and a Management Systems Perspective

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