GESTIONE DELL'ENRGIA ED EFFICIENZA ENERGETICA

Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: Alberto FICHERA

Expected Learning Outcomes

This course focuses on the fundamental principles and policies used in energy management and energy efficiency. Students will gain the skills to monitor and control energy consumption in industrial and residential settings, develop and implement energy management programs, and conduct energy audits. The course covers the efficiency of industrial and residential technologies as well as those for facility climate control. Special attention will be given to energy management systems and their implementation, following the ISO 50001 system as a model.

Course Structure

The lectures will be conducted through traditional classroom teaching and in-class exercises.

Attendance of Lessons

The student is required to attend at least 70% of the course lectures, in accordance with the Academic Regulations of the Master's Degree in Management Engineering. Enrollment in the course is mandatory on the TEAMS website.

If the teaching is conducted in a hybrid or remote mode, necessary changes may be introduced to what was previously stated, in order to adhere to the planned program outlined in the syllabus.

Detailed Course Content

Energy Management Systems. Energy audit, energy data analysis. Energy planning. Monitoring, objectives, and reporting of energy efficiency actions. Management of energy in auxiliary and general services as well as in industrial and residential processes

Textbook Information

  1. Craig B. Smith, Kelly E. Parmenteri, ENERGY MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES, 2016 Elsevier
  2. Robin Kent, Energy Management in Plastics Processing, 2016, Elsevier.
  3. Marvin T. Howell, Effective Implementation of an ISO 50001 Energy Management System (EnMS), 2014 ASQ Quality Press.

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1Introduction to Energy Management Text 1: Cap 1, Cap 2 
2The Energy Management System Text  2 Cap 1, Testo 3 Cap1-7
3The Energy Audit Text 2 Cap 4 e 6
4The Energy Data Analysis Text 2 Cap 2
5The Energy Plan Text 2 Cap 3 
6The Monitoring, Targeting and Reporting Text 2 Cap 3
7The Energy Management of the Services in industry Text 2 Cap 4
8The Energy Management of the Processing in industry Text 2 Cap 5
9The Energy Management of the Operations in industry Text 2 Cap  6
10The Energy Management of the Site in industry  Testo 2 Cap  7