It is important to obtain top management commitment because an energy assessment costs money and staff time and can interrupt the production process. This can only be achieved if there is a clear proposal for the energy assessment (step 2, 3 and 4 of the approach).
This proposal can be prepared within the company (e.g. the production manager, energy manager or an internal Team or committee) or by an external facilitator who has been involved in tasks 1a – 1d (e.g. by a consultant, a Cleaner Production Centre or other service provider).
The assessment proposal should include (see Worksheet 11):
- Objectives (i.e. agreed in the meeting with management)
- Scope (i.e. focus areas)
- Outputs (i.e. an proposal for implementation of feasible options to improve energy efficiency)
- Approach (i.e. the steps 2, 3 and 4 of the Methodology – how detailed each step and task should be depends on the company, because each company is different!)
- Team (i.e. who will take part in the assessment and the roles and responsibilities of each Team member)
- Time planning (i.e. how much time / man days is needed for each step and task, a timeframe with deadlines)
- Budget (i.e. how much money is needed for the assessment)
The proposal is then sent or presented to top management for comments and approval. In case of an external facilitator, consultant or service provider a contract is signed for assistance with the energy assessment. See Company examples for examples of companies that participated in the GERIAP project on how they addressed the assessment proposal to top management.
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