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I recommend to businessmen to work
systematically and in the long run, to reduce
energy costs as part of the total production
costs, which ultimately means more competitive
products in the market
energy consumption monitoring and
management system is intended for
measurement and management of other
forms of energy as well, such as: liquid
fuels, gas, steam, compressed air etc. At
the same time, the consumption of water
can also be monitored, although it is not
a fuel, it is an important element in the
balance of expenses of the industrial
companies. The cost for measurement
and management of other fuels is higher
compared to the measurement devices
for electricity, but also the opportunities companies are focused on maintenance
to save energy consumption and costs are
multiple.
What are the expectations from the
use of the systems in the companies? Will
the obtained information help them in the
decision making process for investments
in an improvement, or more specifically,
in a reduction of energy consumption and
costs?
D. Blazev: Experience shows that
with such an integrated system, energy
savings of 5% to 10% can be achieved in
the production plants, through small-
scale interventions or organizational
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interventions. When we speak of higher
savings, once the points of potential
savings are determined with an analysis
of the data stored by the system, more
significant energy savings and costs can
be achieved through a procurement of
more energy efficient equipment for
energetic transformations, equipment for
management of the distribution network
in the company, etc. The reduction of the
energy consumption and costs can also
be viewed in terms of profitability of the
companies. Savings of only 10% in energy
consumption can also imply increase of the
company’s profit by 1% to 5%, depending on
the size of the production and the share
of the energy cost in the total production
costs of the company. In most cases the
or increase of the production in order to
increase their revenues and profit. On the
other hand, if one reviews the potential
and the possibilities for energy savings,
and hence reduction of costs, significant
results in the improvement of profitability
of companies can also be achieved.
What are the experiences of the
western countries in this field?
D. Blazev: Although the western
countries are promoters of advanced
energy efficient technologies, their
experiences say that there is still a potential
to save energy in their countries is well.
For example, Denmark is one of the world
leaders in rational use of energy. Despite
this, the estimations in this country have
determined that there is an additional
potential to save energy of about 40%. And
of course, they continue to work devotedly
towards achieving this goal.
Can earmarked credits be provided for
investments in higher energy efficiency?
D. Blazev: Yes, in our country there are
earmarked credit lines for investments in
energy efficiency in private companies.
These are the DCA credit line with the
support of USAID available through
Uni Bank, the WeBSEFF II credit line of
the European Bank for Reconstruction