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Life Cycle based Energy Audit
th5 issue of newsletter
October 2014
Dear readers,
we are glad to provide you with our autumn version of LiCEA newsletter
where you can find information traditionally about the last development of LiCEA tool.
We are finishing with the final version that will be ready for scalable use. Released date
has been provisionally set and you can find it inside of this issue.
For the first time, we prepared an overview of the very first audits in each of 5
involved countries as well as organization of LiCEA seminars/webinars for
regional/national energy agencies to teach them how to use LiCEA tools at maximum.
LiCEA partners met personally for the fifth time in Bratislava with purpose to
discuss further steps leading to successful realization of LiCEA audits. More
information and photos expressing the atmosphere are available in this newsletter as
well. The photo showing Bratislava´s main square evokes a present success of
performed audits.
Last but not least you can get familiar with Austrian partner (Energy Agency
of Regions) who is presented at a glance.
We hope you will enjoy this penultimate newsletter. The last 6th issue will be
released in December and we can already disclose last issue will be a kind of special.
LiCEA Project Partners
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Content
LiCEA smart tool - state of the art 4
Overview of the first 5 audits in CE countries 6
Foreseen LiCEA training webinar 12
th5 Project meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia 13
Energy Agency of Regions at a glance 15
Contacts 17
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LiCEA Smart Tools
last optimization
he drafts of LiCEA tools ovens is a good and typical improvement presented in April 2014 action, as the use of combined heat and Twere tested through power for Spas in the tourism district.
performing 5 testing energy audits in each of five regions in six clusters During the summer a lot of tests considered by the project.
and reviews of the tools have been done,
and all the partners took part in the The test aimed to verify the real
optimization identifying problems, new effectiveness and applicability of the tools
materials and improvement actions to and to find out any errors, problems, lacks
add, errors in formulas and content. Many and weaknesses and, in particular, to
new versions of the tools have been increase the database of each tool with
released each time when errors have been raw materials, semi-finished products,
found in the tool or new materials outsourced processes, transports, boilers
identified in analyzed SMEs.and waste found in
each specific district.P a r t n e r s
introduced all the T h e f i r s t
modifications and application to 25
changes in the LiCEA S M E s a l s o
tools at the fifth u n d e r l i n e d t h e
t r a n s n a t i o n a l i m p o r t a n c e t o
partners meeting in i n t r o d u c e n e w
Bratislava (Slovakia) i m p r o v e m e n t
h e l d i n t h e actions, in particular
b e g i n n i n g o f for some cluster: in
October.food district, for
example, the heat
recovery from the
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LiCEA Smart Tools
last optimization
A new tools optimized and finalized by the middle of October (version 1.2.3) include the following modifications:
ü updated database of materials, processes, transports, boilers, energy vectors and
waste for each district (specific for each tool);
ü new end of life calculation that consider also new materials (organic waste, copper,
steel);
ü calculation correction;
ü modification in lighting improvement actions;
ü modification in electric motors improvement actions (introduction of inverters and
IE4 label);
ü modification in air compressors;
ü new improvement actions: heat recovery, CHP, refrigeration (heat pumps), custom,
combination of measures;
ü new report for the SMEs.
The current version of the tools is optimized both for office 2007 and 2011.
The last optimization will be a full reverse engineering to transform the tools to open
office versions, by the end of October.
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The first 5 testing audits
overview from Hungary
a n n o n B u s i n e s s store, kitchen appliances, ventilation units Network Association and in wellness hotels the equipment of P(PBN) performed wellness system.
successfully the LiCEA audits in the We were pleased to hear that in first five tourist locations. The main some of the hotels heat pumps are used to purpose was to adapt the basic LiCEA meet needs of heating and cooling. These tool to the specific features of hotels
heat pumps can use not only electricity but and pensions.
also natural gas for their operation.Hoteliers were absolutely
Our first suggestion is the following: open to the completion of the energetic
with the modernization of the “big audit and they were doing their best to
consumer” refrigeration, air conditioning and provide as many accurate data as
other equipment and with installation of possible. We have taken into account
solar panel system significant energy savings different specific waste types as mixed
could be achieved. As most of these hotels municipal waste and organic kitchen
are occupied in the summer season, the waste.
direct utilization of generated solar energy The most significant energy
would be resolved.consumers are air conditioning, cold
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The first 5 testing audits
overview from Slovakia
irst 5 testing audits were identified in the area of lightning, performed by AIEC´s engines and insulation.Fenergy experts in July It´s necessary to say audited
2014. Selected five manufacturing SMEs in SMEs were cooperating smoothly and did plastics and rubber industry located their best to provide completed and around Bratislava city were firstly asked to accurate data. Each on-site visit took half a provide a remote (basic) data. day and SME´s employees responsible for
T h e n A I E C v i s i t e d t h e energy efficiency were willing to assist manufacturing premises to depply check AIEC when analyzing and collecting all and analyse the production processes. data from production systems.
Energy auditors completed data The purpose of first 5 LiCEA collection based on on-spot visit in the audits in Slovakia was to test newly premises of each SME as well as identified developed version of LiCEA tool for the areas with potential energy efficiency plastics and rubber industry and validate it. improvement. Once all data were Given the precise research and close collected, auditors of AIEC could insert and cooperation of whole partnerhip, we can analyse gathered data with help of LiCEA state the first 5 LiCEA audits were done tool. Generally saying, the most common successfully.opportunities where Slovak SMEs may
reduce energy consumption were
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n I t a l y , t h e r e w e r e So the CHP installation is a new performed 10 audits during improvement action included in the final Ithe summer: 5 SMEs have update of the LiCEA tool. The tourism
been analyzed in the mechanical district can also typically use this solution.district in the lower part of the province of Mantua, in Suzzara, Gonzaga and The change of old boilers, Pegognaga municipalities, and another
sometimes together with the change of 5 SMEs in the hosiery cluster in the
fuel, is another new improvement action upper part of the province, in Castel
introduced with the last tool update Goffredo municipality.
applicable also to the hosiery district
companies.The result of this first application
is the final version of the tool, optimized The main supplied material is concerning the calculations and database
nylon coming from various producers of materials and components, and the around the world. increased knowledge of the districts.
The mechanical district generally The hosiery cluster is very used the fuel (mainly natural gas) only for interesting about the possibility to heating during winter season. CHP and increase the energy efficiency using CHP heat recovery are usually not good since many SMEs use dyeing machines solutions while lighting optimization, that need a lot of steam or hot water, changing of electric motors and air during the whole year. The companies compressors are the best solutions, have high and steady electricity and fuel together with the use of recycled metals consumptions, so the ideal situation for instead of virgin material, to reduce the CHP installation.upstream impact of the companies´
production.
The first 10 testing audits
overview from Italy
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he Energy Agency of the at the startup of the furnace these water Regions has already tanks have to be heated up to the Tvisited and collected the operating temperature, through that even
data of about 15 bakeries. more energy is required. In sum, we should
not speak about waste heat recovery. This The range of bakeries in size goes water tank system has unfortunately led to
from one-person operation to medium a bad reputation concerning the waste size company. Despite these differences, heat utilization under bakers, because general conclusions can be found. The these water tanks cause great damage to biggest demand for energy has the the ovens in leaks, and the opposite process heat, this means the ovens, while construction of the tanks has an space heating, electricity demand and fuel unfavorable temperature storage consumption stand for the rest of the behavior. A waste heat recovery in the energy demand. exhaust stream can be regarded as
genuine use of waste heat utilization. Although neither efficient nor
cost effective, oil stoves were found in In the electricity demand of bakeries visited most frequently. While bakeries, bakery equipment and cooling large natural gas-fired furnaces and systems are the largest consumers. Some smaller electric furnaces are used, biomass of the equipment has been found very old, stoves can hardly be found. The use of some more than 50 years. Old motors have waste heat from the exhaust gas takes lower efficiencies than new ones, so that a place at a few bakeries, while the waste potential of a 2-20 % improvement in heat from the steam was not available. In efficiency are possible. However, since the many cases, lying water tanks are installed equipment, especially the older plants in the ovens, which are understood as have only short periods of operation, it is "waste heat recovery". While this can be hardly possible – from an economic point seen this way in the cooling of the furnace, of view - to replace them.
The first 5 testing audits
overview from Austria
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he issue of stand-by and Large differences were also idle is hardly given at observed in the composition of bread, Tb a k e r i e s . B a k e r y especially the water requirement per kg of
m a c h i n e s a r e , u n d e r n o r m a l flour may be from minimum to maximum circumstances, powered off, when they value twice as high. Although dependent are not needed, so no significant idle on the type of flour, the "juiciness" of the arises. Stand-by losses can offer energy
bread with higher amounts of water is savings at the proofer or the connected
increasing. Swelling agent choice and cafe at the coffee machine.
duration of the swelling can be seen here
in connection with the bread quality.In terms of greenhouse gas
emissions, the part "go to Gei" has the Another aspect of an LCA
biggest impact that means supplying analysis (Life Cycle Assessment, as part of
customers with light commercial vehicles LiCEA tool) is the disposal of stale bread.
(less than 3.5 ton total weight) with bread, Response rates of 10-25% are common on
pastry and confectionery. This is old bread. A wide-used approach is to use
determining factor of the greenhouse gas this bread in animal feeding. Some
emissions of a bakery. A significant bakeries use the old bread also as a
improvement could be represented by valuable material, and thus produce other
electric vehicles. To change to electric cars products (chips, bread soup) or they
is economically very interesting, if the daily produce raw materials for their own
distances are 60-100 km per vehicle, operation (from the usual breadcrumbs to
furthermore current subsidies for electric extruded source materials for bread
vehicles are provided. mixes).
The first 5 testing audits
overview from Austria
During September and November 2014, the LiCEA tool was applied for the first
time in Poland, to perform five audits in SMEs and gather feedback for further
improvements and adaptations in the tool.
The audited SMEs were:
· 1 bakery from the Silesia region
· 2 large retail stores in Wielkopolska· 2 tourist resorts of northern Poland
The energy audits provided a lot of information concerning energy efficiency to
the SMEs and gave the project team a large amount of input for the tool evaluation. The
life cycle analysis did not go as well as it was expected, especially in the holiday resorts, but
the overall results were positive. The audit recommendations are going to be
implemented soon and the SME owners are looking forward to the future energy savings.
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The first 5 testing audits
overview from Poland
emonstration and (Eurochambers) and by a presentation of d i s s e m i n a t i o n the Role of regional and local Energy Dactivities of LiCEA also Agencies in the Clusters development
consist of International online (Fedarene)."Training Webinar" that will be Then the core part of the organized at the beginning of Seminar will explain the LiCEA Tools: December 2014.
from the structure of the software, divided
into 2 main parts covering the traditional AGIRE Energy Agency, with the
Energy Auditing and the Life Cycle support of the LiCEA project partners and
Assessment (LCA), to the innovative Fedarene (the European Federation of
possibilities offered to industrial SMEs Agencies and Regions for Energy and the
audited thanks to the new Tools. Environment) will organize the online
At the end, there will be presented technical Seminar on the utilization of the
the Application of the LiCEA Tool in a few LiCEA Tools.
industrial Clusters in Europe. The aim is to train from 70 to 80
Participants will be offered the Energy Agencies technicians from various
opportunity to download (free of charge) European Countries, interested in
all six LiCEA Tools as well as manuals and innovative, simplified energy auditing in
guidance on how to perform LiCEA audits the industrial sectors.
and how to use LiCEA Tools through the The Seminar will be structured in
official project website.the way to firstly provide a general
introduction on the Actions foreseen in For more information on the next
the "Horizon 2020" Programme for Webinar, please look on the LiCEA or
funding energy efficiency in SMEs Fedarene website:
(presented by EASME, European
Commission), followed by an overview on
Energy Efficiency in the SMEs sector
www.licea.eu
www.fedarene.org
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LiCEA training webinar
for Energy Agencies Experts
December 2014
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th5 LiCEA project meeting
Bratislava, Slovakia
he capital of Slovakia - Bratislava was next Tvenue for LiCEA 2-day
nd rdproject meeting which held 2 and 3 October 2014 and which was hosted by Slovak partner - AIEC.
how to train regional/national energy
agencies or energy experts how to use
LiCEA tool in their practice.
Second day (3. 10.) were
discussed other, important topics
regarding the promotion of LiCEA project Partners devoted the first day
and its demonstration in all partners of the meeting fully to all versions of
regions.LiCEA tool (for six industrial fields). Their
last development stages, errors found Promot ion ac t i v i t ies and
during performing first 5 audits in each evidence that LiCEA tool is a very useful
country and done modifications and tool for a big number of Central European
improvements of tools were mainly SMEs will be realized at the final closing
discussed among LiCEA and LCA experts.conference in Mantova, Italy. Partners
th set a date of Closing event on 16 of Based on discussion and
December 2014.identified other areas of potential
improvements, experts have been In the end of this penultimate
further working on the development meeting, Lead Partner presented potential
and optimization.follower of currently running LiCEA project
called simply and accurately LiCEA+. Moreover, partners have agreed
What we can disclose here is that LiCEA+ on the way how to disseminate and
will deal with further software upgrading promote LiCEA initiative and its
and extension of tool´s usability.researched and developed tool as well as
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Fifth project meeting in Bratislava,Slovakia
some photos:
Nicola Galli (AGIRE) and Horst Lunzer (EAR)
discussing the conversion factors
of LiCEA tool.
Project partners discussing the last
development of all versions of LiCEA tool.
Tina Igličar Kubalík from hosting AIEC
having an introduction speech.
he Energy Agency of The general aim is the t h e R e g i o n s intensification and effective anchoring T(hereinafter EAR) is a of an economic and ecological sense
non-profit organisation, founded in of responsibility resulting in a different March 1998, located in the energy handling concerning aspects Waldviertel. The Waldviertel is in of economy, logical reasoning, cost the North-West of Lower Austria –
e f f e c t i v e n e s s , e n v i r o n m e n t next to the Czech border.
protection, renewable sources and
social compatibility.The members of the energy
agency are mainly municipalities. The target groups:
EAR is a regional partner and service ü communi t i e s and p r i va te
provider for ecological, integrated and companies
sustainable energy solutions. It offers ü n a t i o n a l a n d f e d e r a l
information and consulting as well as administration
p r o j e c t d e v e l o p m e n t . ü private organisations and co-
EAR employs a professional team with operatives
experts from different faculties.ü operators of a project
The internal resources contain
classic technical faculties as well as
e n v i r o n m e n t a l m a n a g e m e n t ,
c o a c h i n g a n d m e d i a t i o n .
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EAR offers
ü energy accounting system
ü analysis of buildings and plants
ü preparation of certificates of energy efficiency in buildings
ü contracting advisory for communities and regions
ü energy and mobility concepts for communities and regions
ü energy consulting for companies and institutions
ü emission simulation and -balances for communities and regions
ü trainings for energy saving for private and public consumers
ü development and support of energy regions
ü ecological energy providing - consulting and tendering
ü studies and concepts for individual special topics:
ü local energy supply – main focus on biogas/local heat/district heat
ü biogas plants – project development – agricultural and industrial
ü guidelines and basic work for energy efficiency in buildings
ü potential analysis for bio energy
ü lectures and workshops
ü networking – regional/national/international
ü platform for information and contacts in the area of energy and mobility
ü international projects
Cooperations
EAR has been cooperating with regional managements, regional consulting,
planning offices, special interest groups, consulting institutions, economy and
agriculture as well as with institutions of the public and half public sector in
Austria and with the network of more than 300 other energy agencies in Europe.
More information about our current activities:
http://www.energieagentur.co.at/
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Energy Agency of Regions,Austria
Prague
Bratislava
Contact us
Province of Mantova - LEAD PARTNER
Via Principe Amedeo 30, 46100 Mantova, Italy
Contact person: Roberto Grassi, [email protected]
AGIRE
Piazza Sordello, 43, 46100 Mantova, Italy
Contact person: Massimiliano Musci, [email protected]
EAR
Hans-Kudlich-Straße 2, 3830 Waidhofen an der Thaya, Austria
Contact person: Markus Hödl, [email protected]
PBN
32-36 Zanati Rd., H-9700 Szombathely, Hungary
Contact person: Adrienn Németh, [email protected]
NAPE
Swietokrzyska 20, 00-002 Warsaw, Poland
Contact person: Andrzej Rajkiewicz, [email protected]
AIEC
Jelačičova 8, 821 08 Bratislava, Slovakia
Contact person: Jan Šašek, [email protected]
www.licea.eu
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