Energy audit

An energy audit is an on-site energy consultation carried out by a professionally trained expert appointed by BAFA. We offer energy consulting and energy audits that are individually tailored to your company so that you can reduce your energy costs, and we strictly adhere to the relevant regulations.

Energy audit drives energy efficiency and cost savings

The task

An energy audit is an on-site energy consultation by a professionally trained expert ("auditor"). The aim of this energy consultation is to optimize energy efficiency, energy costs and energy consumption. This is a major issue for many companies: according to a survey, 20 percent of all company managers questioned named energy costs as the biggest burden for the future of SMEs. According to the survey, just under a quarter of SMEs expect to be able to save at least EUR 5,000 per year on energy costs, some of them even up to EUR 250,000.

The solution

The energy audit is therefore an important tool for identifying potential for increasing energy efficiency and reducing energy costs and for defining appropriate measures. If companies know how much energy is consumed in which areas of the company, they can also derive the optimum savings potential from this. The energy audit is therefore an important tool for individual companies and therefore for the economy as a whole to promote energy efficiency and cost savings.

Energy audits in accordance with DIN 16247 are eligible for funding

Measures

We offer you energy consulting and energy audits individually tailored to your company so that you can reduce your energy costs. We strictly adhere to the relevant regulations in accordance with the DIN 16247 standard and the Energy Services Act (EDL-G). This obliges companies that are not small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to have their energy consumption audited every four years and to document these audits. According to the EU definition, non-SMEs are companies that either employ 250 full-time employees or more or have an annual turnover of at least 50 million euros and an annual balance sheet total of more than 43 million euros.

DIN 16247

The DIN 16247 standard in turn defines the requirements for high-quality energy audits and offers small and medium-sized companies the opportunity to increase energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption through a systematic analysis of energy use and consumption.

These services are often even eligible for subsidies. We will be happy to check for you whether funding is available for your planned consultations, audits or energy efficiency projects and support you with the application and preparation of the evidence required for payment. Energy audits in accordance with DIN EN 16247, for example, are subsidized by the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control with up to 6,000 euros.

Energy audits in accordance with DIN 16247 - reducing costs

Carry out energy audits at companies of all sizes and in all sectors

Energy audits for companies of all sizes=

The procedure

We have established a consistent process for carrying out energy audits at companies of all sizes and in all sectors. During a preliminary meeting, we get to know your company and review all existing documents. During the inspection (step 2) of production facilities, buildings and systems as well as all consumption points, we carry out the necessary measurements to determine your energy consumption precisely. From the analysis of the existing data (step 3), we determine the relevant key figures and open up optimization potential with regard to energy efficiency. In the final step, we produce a comprehensive report with recommendations for energy savings, action plans and funding opportunities.

The implementation

We work with you to develop sustainable efficiency strategies to reduce costs and consumption, thereby increasing your company's competitiveness. We agree the objectives, requirements, scope and limits of the energy audit, the implementation period and requirements for the data to be collected before the start of the audit with you individually. We advise and support you in the planning, selection and implementation of your energy efficiency projects. Our energy audit experts have extensive project experience in a wide range of industries and will help you to reduce your energy costs in a targeted manner.

Energy audit services

PREVIEW - getting to know the company, reviewing existing documents
INSPECTION - Inspection of production facilities, buildings, plants. Inspection of all points of consumption. Carrying out measurements.
ANALYSIS - Analysis of existing data, determination of key figures and optimization potential with regard to energy efficiency.
REPORT - The audited company receives a comprehensive report with recommendations on energy savings, action plans & funding opportunities.
Non-SMEs are obliged to carry out an energy audit every four years. SMEs benefit from tax relief through an energy audit.

FAQ - Frequently asked questions
on the subject of energy audits

Management systems bundle activities, instruments and methods of corporate management. They express how organizations organize themselves in their structures and processes in order to systematically achieve their desired results in a variety of areas. By using management systems, all activities in a company should run smoothly.

Management systems are instruments for the targeted implementation of corporate goals and tasks. The focus here is on the approach of continuous improvement of company processes. They provide structure and transparency and promote the targeted implementation of defined goals and visions.

The most important services include advice on optimizing processes, reviewing documents, developing the PDCA cycle as the four-stage control loop of the continuous improvement process ("Plan, Do, Check, Act") and preparing audits. The focus is exclusively on international standards.

According to the international standard ISO 14001, organizations can use an environmental management system to improve their environmental performance, meet legal and other obligations and achieve environmental goals. With the environmental management system, an organization defines the responsibilities and processes of operational environmental protection.

Systematic energy management in accordance with ISO 50001 can continuously increase energy efficiency in companies and organizations and reduce energy consumption and the associated greenhouse gas emissions. The international energy management standard can be used by companies across all sectors and sizes.

The systems for quality management, environmental management, occupational health and safety management, energy management, risk and financial management, carbon management, sustainability management, documentation management, health management, integrated management systems (EcoStep) and food safety are particularly important for companies.

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