This introduction module briefly presents the objectives of the toolkit, including some of

its outputs. Additionally, it outlines the training course you are about to embark on.

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Module 1 Video

Note: Durations shown are the expected time to complete each module, including video
viewing and exercises.

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This module provides an overview of the entire toolkit. Most of the toolkit elements will
be shown, without getting into detail on any one of them. Later modules will be
dedicated to each of the tools, at which point you will learn how to use them.

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Module 2 Video

The A2A user manual is part of the A2A toolkit, and is available for download with the
toolkit.

The toolkit provides a standardized methodology for industrial energy performance

assessments, and engaging companies to implement a continuous improvement process
to reduce energy use and improve energy management. The toolkit is to be used by
trained users during on-site assessments in a consultative process to assist a company in
implementing a continuous energy efficiency improvement plan.

The assessment tools included in the toolkit are appropriate as a first-order, high-level
assessment to identify and prioritize energy efficiency opportunities. The results from
the assessments will assist in short and long term strategic planning to implement the
opportunities, and to identify follow-up actions.
The actual implementation of both the energy efficiency and energy management
(EE&M) plan and the action plan may require additional resources and support. This
support may include, for example, financial support to implement opportunities, training
and capacity building in energy management, and technical expertise to undertake
detailed economic and feasibility studies. This support can be resourced either internally
from within a company, or an external organizations, such as service providers or
financial institutions.

This first step in this cycle involves establishing a baseline of energy performance, so
that the impacts of any changes can be measured. Performance indicators must also be
established, so that throughout the cycle energy performance is always assessed in a
consistent manner.
In this tool the parameters used to measure energy performance are:
Energy Intensity
Technical Best Practices
Management Best Practices

Assessing energy use performance involves determining the overall plant energy
intensity, or energy use per unit production (for example, GJ/ton ammonia). In this
version of the tool the energy intensity is not calculated at a more detailed level, such as
process step, but determined by evaluating energy use in the plant against the main
product only.
Energy technical best practices (TBPs) are production system and efficiency measures
that reduce energy use per unit of production. An example of a TBP is installing a heat
recovery system on a process exhaust stream to preheat a feed stream, resulting in
reduced process energy use per unit of output. The TBP performance indicator is the
total number of applicable TBPs that are implemented at a plant. All Energy technical
best practices listed in this toolkit are commercialized, and exclude pilot-test or
demonstration technologies.
The energy management assessment tool is used to obtain information to assess the
implementation of energy Management Best Practices (MBPs), illustrated by a high level
of commitment, awareness, organization and acting in support of energy management.
Numerous studies have shown that application of energy management practices is a
critical success factor for sustained improvement in energy use performance in industrial
facilities.
The productivity improvement assessment tool is used to obtain information to evaluate
at a high-level the current awareness regarding productivity improvement. Integrating
energy use performance with productivity improvement systems and strategies exposes
the importance of energy efficiency, and optimize the use of resources.

This slide illustrates the various assessment components, and which file is used for that phase of the assessment.

The Report Card and opportunity identification tool is used to read the data from the
assessment tools and to generate the results and output exhibits. The results and
exhibits include the energy use profiles, TBPs and MBPs benchmarks, and prioritized
opportunities. These opportunities include associated savings in terms of energy, cost
and GHG emissions.
The purpose of the Energy Efficiency and Management plan checklist and Action Plan
template is to assist an organization in developing an Energy Management Plan, and
setting priority and defining responsibility and a timeline for carrying out activities to
achieve and sustain energy efficiency improvement while considering productivity
improvement aspects.

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This slide shows the various reporting elements and the associated excel file.

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In this module we will examine some of the concepts of industrial energy management
which will help you understand the methodology used by the toolkit. One of the
concepts that we will discuss is a technical best practice. This will lead to an overview of
the best practice library; you will learn how to navigate through the library and learn
what information is provided for each best practice measure.

This toolkit promotes the concept of Continuous Improvement, which is an ongoing

cycle used by factories to improve their energy performance. The cycle starts with the
plant assessing their current energy use. This assessment will identify certain areas of
the plant that can be improved. With the knowledge of what areas need improving, an
action plan can be developed and implemented. After implementation the cycle does
not end, but re-starts. The factorys energy performance should be re-assessed, after
which further energy saving opportunities can be identified and implemented.

This figure shows that the accuracy of project estimates increase with each phase of
project planning and implementation. The A2A toolkit assessment aligns with the high
level pre-feasibility studies which have an accuracy of +/- 50%.

The assessment tools included in the toolkit are appropriate as a first-order, highlevel assessment to identify and prioritize energy efficiency opportunities. The
results from the assessments will assist in short and long term strategic planning to
implement the opportunities, and to identify follow-up actions. More detailed
energy audits, and feasibility studies may be required for some of the
opportunities that are identified with the toolkit.

Each tab of the Energy Technical Assessment questionnaire presents best practices
(energy efficiency measures) associated with each major equipment end-use. For each
of these sections, a rating of the adoption level of these practices is required to be
entered in the questionnaire.
The score of best practices per end use is the ratio of the applied best practices to the
total applicable best practices.

The result of this evaluation is to provide a report of how many of the applicable
technical best practices have been implemented and outline the opportunities available
to the facility.

The questionnaire in this toolkit organizes management best practices into a set of
seven categoriescommitment, planning, organization, project development, financing,
measurement and reporting, communicationeach of which implies roles,
responsibilities, procedures and competencies.

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The Energy Management Best Practice survey requires an implementation level (Yes, No,
or Partially) to be assigned for each of the best practices listed. Based on this
implementation level a score will be assigned for each measure, and the results will be
exported to the report card tool.
Similar to the TBPs, the score of MBPs per end use is the ratio of the applied best
practices to the total best practices.

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The result of this evaluation is to provide a report of how many energy management
best practices have been implemented and outline the opportunities available to the
facility.

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In this toolkit, a Technical Measure Library is used to catalogue energy efficient technical
best practice measures in a standard format. This library lists new technology,
improvements in existing technology and operational and maintenance best practices
that improve energy efficiency and/or energy intensity. Each of these measures is crossreferenced in the Energy Technical Assessment in each of the questions on the
equipment features.
There are two measure libraries, with the technical best practices split into the following
categories:
Measures applicable to generic end uses. It refers to end uses that are not sector
specific, such as: boilers and steam systems, motors, process cooling and refrigeration,
and direct process heating in ovens, dryers, furnaces and kilns. Energy efficiency
technical best practices applicable to these end uses are included in the Measure
Library.
Measures only applicable to the ammonia manufacturing sector. Energy efficiency
technical best practices applicable to only the ammonia manufacturing sector are
included in the Measure Library Ammonia Specific.

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Module 3 Video

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