Green Energy Management Portal – Knowledge and Project Management for Energy Efficiency Projects

Abstract

Due to increasing cost pressure and competition on the market resource and energy efficient production is inevitable. Energy efficiency projects address this issue through identifying and unleashing energy saving potentials. Green Factory BAVARIA as an institute-spanning research cooperation generates numerous innovative solutions for energy efficiency enhancement in the manufacturing industry through its research projects. Furthermore a great range of energy efficiency measures yet exist. However, when introducing or developing measures for energy efficiency optimization, there is a lack of systematic knowledge and project management, especially in academic research projects. Systematic project management has been established in industry for several years. There are numerous successful examples given in product development as well as in event preparation or reorganization projects. Thus the implementation of systematic project management in universities is essential, precisely because there often is a close cooperation with the industry in particular in the technical and scientific fields. The more widespread the cross-links between the universities are and the more cooperation partners are involved, the more urgent project management tools are required. In this paper we introduce Green Energy Management Portal, a communication and collaboration platform providing both methods and workflows for conducting research projects on energy efficiency as well as a knowledge base for energy efficiency measures. Therefore Green Factory BAVARIA is able to meet its aspiration for transferring knowledge about energy efficiency into industry and thus contributes to a greener Bavarian economy.