Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
GUIDE TO
BECOMING
THE ALPHA
ENERGY MANAGER
A how-to guide to overcome the challenges affecting
your role and become a modern Energy Manager
INDEX
04
05
INTRODUCTION
EVOLUTIONARY SHIFT #1: MANAGING ENERGY PRICES
DRIVEN BY THE MARKET
10
14
22
27
dexmatech.com
The energies we use are changing. The price of oil fell below $30
a barrel early 2016 and the chances of going back to the lofty
highs of $100+ seem remote.
Shale gas is threatening oils undisputed dominance. Renewable
energies are coming more to the fore. Recently, Portugal ran
on renewable energy alone for four consecutive days (yup,
the entire country) and Germany generated almost 90% of its
entire energy needs from renewables for one day. Fossil fuels
are increasingly looked upon as completely undesirable.
Sustainability has become such a crucial issue for companies.
More people will increasingly choose one company over another
because of their green credentials. And apart from all that
companies spend about one third of their costs on energy.
dexmatech.com
dexmatech.com
EVOLUTIONARY SHIFT
#1
MANAGING ENERGY
PRICES DRIVEN BY THE
FREE MARKET
dexmatech.com
You may be paying a certain price this year, but will it be the
same next year?
Most of the most well-known national and multinational energy
firms are privately owned. These include:
dexmatech.com
DING: The price of oil fell through the floor in 2014 and it hasnt recovered. The days
of $100 a barrel oil will probably not be seen for a long time, if ever again. The reasons
are many, including the increasing appeal and technological advancements in renewable energy, shale gas and oil, climate change factors and also geopolitical reasons.
Oils price has created so much uncertainty that Saudi Arabia, a leading oil nation, has
begun researching alternative ways to grow their economy away from a dependency
on oil; its fallen so much that the Russian economy has completely tanked since 2014.
The spectacular fall in the price of oil shows that you cannot take anything for granted
regarding energy, as you just never know what may happen in such speculative markets.
Who is to say that what happened to oil wont happen to electricity and other energies?
4. THE RISE AND RISE OF CLEAN ENERGY:
lar, wind and geothermal, among others. It has been discussed for a few decades now, while fossil fuels have continued to dominate the energy market.
Clean energies however are really beginning to make significant inroads and their
adoption is gathering pace. The key difference now is that clean energy costs have
been massively reduced because of innovation in technology, spurring its growth
across the world. It will account for 26% of global power generation by 2020, and the
gradient of adoption is more likely to steepen further with time.
dexmatech.com
educated
Our Energy Grader tool is completely free and allows you to get
benchmarking right away. Head on over at this link and calculate
your potential savings.
On the DEXMA blog, you can read about how to compare your
companys energy consumption to your competitors and
how to benchmark your electricity prices.
dexmatech.com
3.
Can you use your building or office for renewable energy purposes? Not only will this appeal to your companys directors regarding energy consumption reduction, but from a sustainability
standpoint too. Companies are obliged to become more environmentally aware simply because people are more environmentally aware and more likely to buy from a company that has some
green credentials.
Showing your sustainability chops is a boon for your sales and
marketing departments, and could lead to increased sales.
In many countries there are even government initiatives to help
companies become more sustainability-minded. Doing some research to see if this is an option for your company would be a
good idea.
dexmatech.com
EVOLUTIONARY SHIFT
#2
NAVIGATING THE
WAVE OF ENERGY
REGULATION
uch
like
company
financial
through
director
layers
of
must
financial
guide
his
regulation,
Government-led
environment,
regulation
contamination
is
normal
and
regarding
energy
the
efficiency.
dexmatech.com
10
with
national,
international
and
global
carbon
footprint
initiati-
ves, companies need to be aware of what is happening in the energy regulation space. This is down to you as the energy manager. Keeping ahead of the
curve will stop your company from falling behind and from paying avoidable fines.
dexmatech.com
11
dexmatech.com
12
2.
company
You can do this through what we call measurement and
verification in energy efficiency.
This process allows you to validate and verify the savings that
you achieve through an Energy Efficiency Improvement (EEI)
programme. Showing management hard facts and numbers is
key.
dexmatech.com
13
EVOLUTIONARY SHIFT
#3
MASTERING YOUR
CORPORATE
ENVIRONMENT
few
employees
within
an
organisation,
some
companies
considered
the
desirable
idea
but
of
going
non-essential
green
was
afterthought
gobbledegook.
Sustainability
has
Simply,
company
if
How
become
an
garners
things
have
essential
area
of
focus.
reputation
for
being
changed.
dexmatech.com
14
though
energy
efficiency
and
sustainability
have
few
years,
resulting
in
new
corporate
roles,
the
dexmatech.com
15
ENERGY
MANAGER
Marketing &
Communication
Human
Resources
As the FD is charged with cutting company costs, they are your natural ally.
If you can show them how much money will be ultimately saved through
investing in energy efficiency more and sustainabilitys role in boosting revenue,
you and your company stand to benefit.
And it doesnt stop at your finance department. Sales, communications and
marketing teams are always looking for something to give them an edge and
selling a green brand is exactly that. Even Human Resources will benefit, as
the company will be more appealing as an energy conscious organisation, making
16 to attract talent quicker.
their job easier, and the company in line
dexmatech.com
JOAN PINYOL
DEXMA founder and CEO
dexmatech.com
17
dexmatech.com
18
2.
company
How you understand energy is very different to how your
managers do, or the marketing or sales teams. Have you ever had
a conversation with a computer programmer or marketer and
they use jargon specific to their job, while you dont understand
what theyre saying?! If so, make sure you dont do the same!
If a colleague explains something new to you, wouldnt you want
it put into language you understand? Of course! We all would.
So, when creating reports for different teams, use their
language. Pitching your financial director? Focus on numbers,
costs, savings and financial language that make an impact in a
concise manner.
Learn what each colleague wants for their team or their specific
role, and see how being more energy efficient will help them to
attain it.
For instance, reducing energy consumption by 10% over the
next 6 months could be a company-wide goal you implement.
dexmatech.com
19
dexmatech.com
20
a.
dexmatech.com
21
EVOLUTIONARY SHIFT
#4
BECOMING THE LION
IN THE COMPETITIVE
ENERGY JUNGLE
new
has
inevitably
companies
to
attracted
the
sector.
greater
More
numbers
companies
of
are
growth
has
also
has
created
created
more
greater
opportunity
levels
of
but
it
competition.
dexmatech.com
22
dexmatech.com
23
dexmatech.com
24
Use video
We started our free webinar program a year ago and now we have over
100 registrants for each session. Aiming for consistency and providing
solutions to common sector-specific problems through these video
themes:
1.
2.
3. Webinars
4.
5.
Product demos
6.
dexmatech.com
25
Schedule, prioritize
and divide tasks
DEXCell
ENERGY MANAGER
Productivity Tools
for Energy Analysis
dexmatech.com
26
EVOLUTIONARY SHIFT
#5
HARNESSING
TECHNOLOGICAL
CHANGE
dexmatech.com
27
dexmatech.com
28
dexmatech.com
29
1. More data means more time and work to put it to good use:
data analysis; benchmarking; data interpretation; compiling reports and
presentations; communications with colleagues, other departments and
management.
2. With the increasing sophistication of tech application and tools, and
their proliferation, it is easy to get overwhelmed.
3. As energy is becoming more tech-dependent, you will be expected
to possess knowledge of such technology and the ability the make good
recommendations both regarding tech hardware and software.
4. It is common for companies to buy the cheapest energy technology
on the market in order to begin an energy efficiency programme. What is
all too common in the corporate sector is that such companies then realise that such technology is not good enough for the job at hand.
dexmatech.com
30
31
FREE DEMO
32
TIMOTHY WOODS
MARA FERNNDEZ
Senior Writer
eight
specialist.
years
experience
working
cococontent.com
contact@cococontent.com
dexmatech.com
maria@dexmatech.com
33
in
ABOUT DEXMA
DEXMA provides an energy analysis platform to companies who
need to measure, analyze, understand and reduce their energy
consumption. The platform DEXCell Energy Manager is a powerful
set of tools in the cloud with which companies can take informed
decisions to reduce their energy consumption without affecting
their productivity or business.
DEXMA was founded in 2007 in Barcelona and already works
with more than 1,000 clients in 33 countries, having consolidated
its expansion thanks to a comprehensive network of partners.
After over nine years of working in the energy sector, DEXMA
is leading its own initiative for the sharing of knowledge about
energy efficiency, to promote the best practices and to train
professionals in energy usage.
Consult our free learning resources here.
CREDITS
Cover Image Designed by Freepik
Smart City Image by Freepik
dexmatech.com
34
2016 Dexma