Energy Diagnosis and Management: An approach for Industry to start a Pathway to Carbon Neutrality

In accordance with the regulations set by the European Union to reduce emissions from large industries and high energy intensive organizations, energy audits are employed as a crucial tool for tracking a company or industry's energy consumption and assessing their greenhouse gas inventories. This paper outlines a step-by-step procedure for integrating energy diagnosis and energy management to achieve energy savings and reduce CO2 emissions in industries, with the ultimate goal of achieving carbon neutrality. The energy diagnosis process commences with gathering information during the audit phase, which is a time-consuming and labor-intensive task. Analyzing energy bills, which provide a useful starting point for understanding energy consumption and verifying the energy model derived from the audit, is also an essential step. The model then identifies the most critical or energy-intensive utilities or areas of usage, and mitigation plans are proposed based on these assessments and recommendations made on the purchase of carbon credits to offset the remaining GHG emissions after mitigation plans.