The Team now conducts a detailed walkthrough of the focus areas, usually starting at the first step of the process flow chart and finishing at the last step. The purpose of the walkthrough is to:
- Better understand the focus area
- Get feedback from production staff about problems they have with procedures and operating equipment, and possible losses of energy and other materials
- Write down any visible losses of energy and materials such as steam and water leaks, damaged valves and pipelines, excess blow-down from the boiler, etc. See Worksheet 14 for more examples.
- Obtain information about quantities and costs for the inputs and outputs of each focus area step through interviews with staff, metering reports, or taking measurements (needed for task 2d)
The first walkthrough is done thoroughly. But in practice, the Team will visit the focus area several times to meet with production staff and gather more information on inputs and outputs (task 2d) and later to identify and investigate energy efficiency options (step 3 and step 4). See Company examples for examples of companies that participated in the GERIAP project on how they addressed the walkthrough of focus areas.
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