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Energy management ‘quick wins’ are best practices that involve low initial cost and result in 

substantial operational savings. This issue of Intelligent Energy highlights a variety of quick 

win scenarios. Learn how free courses at the Schneider Electric online Energy University 

have helped hospitality professionals gain an edge on hotel operations costs. See how the 

world’s first ISO 50001-certified smart facility leveraged new Schneider Electric lighting and 

HVAC control technologies to save upwards of 30 per cent in energy costs. Energy saving 

initiatives can unlock the hidden potential in many organisations, and Schneider Electric 

offers a multitude of solutions to help enterprises achieve their energy cost reduction goals. 

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4 Introducing the world’s first ISO ® 50001-certified building 

6 Sustainable energy management practices can reduce costs and add competitive 

advantage 

12 Checklist: The top 12 data centre best energy saving practices for 2012 

16 Measure your energy to save money and improve efficiency 

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8 How green buildings impact people, profits and the planet 

14 Four practical steps for reducing overall energy costs 

Customers 

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to achieve 20 per cent energy savings 

20 Quirón Hospital Group maximises energy savings with EcoStruxure approach 

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9 Now, connect to energy experts and professional peers 

10 At last, simplification and modernisation of industrial control systems 

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Customers 

Driving energy efficiency education 

in the hospitality sector 

Schneider Electric and the American Hotel & Lodging Educational 

Institute offer an energy curriculum to industry professionals 

The American Hotel & Lodging Educational 

Institute (AH&LEI), the premier source 

for delivering quality education in the 

hospitality sector, now includes energy 

awareness education as part of its training 

requirement. The organisation partnered with 

Schneider Electric , The Global Specialist 

in Energy Management , to provide this 

specialised instruction. 

Schneider Electric Energy University 

courses offer the latest in energy 

management best practices to the 

hospitality sector and empower AH&LEI 

members to earn valuable education credits 

toward their professional certification. 

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Easy access to short, one-hour modules 

AH&LEI’s hospitality professionals enjoy 

easy web access to the Energy University 

online curriculum. A learning path designed 

specifically for trade association members 

allows users to navigate to topics relevant to 

hotel property management. In addition, they 

can earn valuable education credits; in fact, 

members who hold certifications from AH&LEI 

can now take Energy University courses to 

gain additional credits toward their existing 

designations of certified hotel administrator 

(CHA), certified lodging manager (CLM), 

certified engineering operations executive 

(CEOE), and certified maintenance manager 

(CMM). 

Positive impact on energy expense savings 

AH&LEI’s partnership with Schneider Electric 

highlights the significance of energy 

management to hospitality sector cost 

savings. The Energy University curriculum 

facilitates members’ access to energy 

efficiency best practices education. 

‘Energy management is essential to the 

profitability and sustainability of today’s 

lodging operations,’ says Robert L. Steele 

III, CHA, president and COO of AH&LEI. 

‘As a member of American Hotel & Lodging 

Association’s energy and environment 

committee, the Schneider Electric Energy 

University is the ideal resource to provide 

certified hospitality professionals with the 

energy management knowledge they need 

to keep their operations profitable and 

sustainable.’ 

Become an energy champion 

The need to implement strong and effective 

energy efficient solutions is acute across all 

sectors and industries. Energy University 

enables individuals to become energy 

champions within their own organisations. 

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Introducing the world’s first 

ISO 50001- certified building 

Schneider Electric headquarters first to meet 

new energy management standard 

ISO ® 50001 milestone for its headquarters, 

the company had obtained High Quality 

Environmental standard (HQE) Exploitation, 

ISO 14001, and NF EN 16001 certification. 

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In June 2011, Schneider Electric corporate 

headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison, France, was certified 

as complying with the new ISO 50001 standard for 

energy management systems. It was the first building 

in the world to earn such designation. 

‘This latest certification recognises our 

commitment to energy efficiency and our 

expertise in this field,’ said Frédéric Abbal, 

president of Schneider Electric France, 

when the certification was announced 

in June 2011. ‘More than ever, we are 

aiming for the highest standards in energy 

management for both our customers’ 

buildings and our own.’ 

Schneider Electric is committed to the 

continuous improvement of energy 

performance for commercial and industrial 

buildings, optimising their use, and reducing 

their operating costs. Prior to reaching the 

The most demanding 

energy management standard 

The new ISO 50001 standard defines 

the requirements for the development, 

implementation, maintenance and 

improvement of energy management systems. 

It is intended to help companies accomplish 

the following: 

> Make better use of existing 

energy-consuming assets 

> Create transparency and facilitate 

communication on the management 

of energy resources 

> Promote energy management best 

practices and reinforce good energy 

management behaviours 

> Evaluate and prioritise the implementation 

of new energy-efficient technologies 

> Provide a framework for promoting 

energy efficiency throughout the 

supply chain 

> Facilitate energy management 

improvements for greenhouse gas 

emission reduction projects 

> Allow integration with other organisational 

management systems such as 

environmental, and health and safety 

systems. 

Because it is an international standard, ISO 

50001 can be deployed to Schneider Electric 

sites in 100-plus countries worldwide. It is 

expected that the new standard could 

impact 60 per cent of energy usage in the 

world, with broad applicability across national 

economic sectors. 

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‘Our ISO 50001 

certification is the result 

of the implementation 

of our own energy 

efficiency solutions.’ 

A showcase of energy efficiency solutions 

Like many companies throughout the globe, 

Schneider Electric manages complex building 

environments and, at the same time, sets 

ambitious energy efficiency targets. The 

ISO 50001 certification was achieved as a 

result of the implementation of Schneider 

Electric internally developed energy efficiency 

solutions, including: 

> Renewable energy solutions 

> Lighting, HVAC, and sun blinds control 

> Energy monitoring and control 

> Motor control for pumps and fans 

> Efficient IT cabling 

> Safe electrical distribution 

> Advanced security and access control. 

By intelligently integrating all building 

systems on a single IP platform, the solution 

development team was able to achieve up 

to 30 per cent energy savings – the same 

energy performance that is promised 

to customers. 

Implemented within the facility are the following: 

> Energy metering by zone, by usage in 

each zone, and by energy 

> Twelve temperature measurement 

meters on air handling units, hot water 

production, and heated floors 

> 172 electrical energy meters, three gas 

meters, 11 water meters. 

The development team’s target was to reduce 

our energy consumption by a factor of four 

compared with the former headquarters facility 

and to achieve a consumption rate of 80 kWh/ 

m²/year (244 kWh/m²/year is the average office 

building’s consumption in France). 

More than 20000 visitors annually 

The Schneider Electric corporate 

headquarters site hosts more than 20000 

visitors each year. Visitors are provided 

an in-depth view of energy management 

solutions. One of the building’s more 

popular features is an energy dashboard 

that displays the building’s annual energy 

consumption. The information displayed 

on the dashboard illustrates energy 

consumption by type of use on a daily, 

monthly, and annual basis. For each 

parameter, consumption can be monitored 

down to the level of individual workstations. 

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ISO is the International Organisation for Standardisation, an 

international standard-setting body founded in 1947. ISO has 

developed a portfolio of more than 18 600 standards, and 

provides business, government, and society with practical 

tools for all three dimensions of sustainable development: 

economic, environmental, and social. ISO has a membership 

of 162 national standards bodies from countries large and 

small, industrialised, developing, and in transition, in all 

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Sustainable energy management practices can 

reduce costs and add competitive advantage 

How to justify energy efficiency investments 

Any enterprise business plan which proposes 

cost reduction strategies should include 

a discussion on how to reduce energy 

consumption. It’s not only good for your 

bottom line, but with declining resources and 

increasing greenhouse gas emissions, it’s 

good for the planet too. 

With measurable benefits, you can quickly 

justify an investment in efficiency projects 

because you’ll: 

> Generate substantial savings in 

operational and maintenance costs 

by running leaner and greener. 

> Be more resilient to fluctuating 

energy prices. 

> financial risks from emissions 

regulations and cap and trade systems. 

> Lock in a competitive advantage by 

championing efficient energy practices 

that strengthen customer loyalty, attract 

talent, and build goodwill. 

> Improve shareholder value by showing 

energy and environmental responsibility. 

Advanced energy intelligence 

technology can help 

Every business can increase productivity while 

consuming less, achieving energy savings of 

up to 30 per cent. How By gaining energy 

insight and control with an enterprise-wide 

integrated network of advanced software and 

metering that manages all your energy assets. 

Rich and dynamic portals, dashboards and 

reports can help you make the most of your 

energy by uncovering opportunities, avoiding 

risks, tracking progress, and verifying success. 

These best practices will help you: 

> Empower all decision-makers with a 

holistic view of opportunities and risks 

based on their combined financial, 

operational and environmental return on 

investment. Data-rich feedback promotes 

energy conservation behaviour. 

> Stay on top of critical conditions and 

respond quickly to potential problems. 

> energy in financial and 

environmental terms, helping you define 

clear metrics and see the immediate and 

projected impacts of each decision on 

your costs and carbon footprint. 

> Employ an integrated approach: reduce 

energy-related emissions, maximise energy 

efficiency assure power availability and 

reliability, and cut energy-related costs. 

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How green buildings impact people, 

profits and the planet 

Early action helps shorten ROI timelines 

Whether breaking ground on a new building or operating/retrofitting 

an existing facility, asset managers, property developers, property 

managers, and occupants are under mounting pressure to achieve 

higher performance with lower capital and operating costs. In addition, 

a new awareness for conserving the finite resources of the planet 

has placed a higher emphasis on energy consumption and water 

conservation. Green buildings help to achieve both cost and resource 

efficiency goals. 

Three fundamental benefits result when 

pursuing an aggressive green building strategy: 

1. People - Increased productivity and well-being. The working 

environment of employees within a building directly impacts their 

productivity and overall satisfaction. Green buildings offer better 

day lighting, outdoor views and indoor air quality. A healthy work 

environment will attract new employees, will reduce employee 

turnover, and will even result in less illness and reduced 

absenteeism. 

2. Planet - Reduced CO 2 

emissions, reduced demand on municipal 

services, reduced erosion. Green buildings have lower energy 

and water usage. This reduces greenhouse gas emissions, 

costs, and overall demand on utilities. In addition, traditional 

construction practices that ignore the impact on the earth may 

create significant negative consequences such as soil erosion 

and flooding. Site management, landscaping, and other features 

of green buildings can dramatically reduce these problems. 

3. Profit - Lower energy use and increased property value. 

Reduced energy costs are a major benefit of green buildings. 

Measurement, monitoring, and automation of building systems 

ensure that equipment is in use only when needed and that 

operations function at peak efficiency. 

By reducing a building’s operating costs, the net operating income 

of that building is increased. According to the New Buildings Institute, 

a nonprofit organisation that is working to improve the energy 

performance of commercial buildings, increasing a building’s net 

operating income increases the building’s appraised value by 10 times 

the annual cost savings. 

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Electric’s green building solutions 

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Tools 

Now, connect to energy experts 

and professional peers 

Team up with a certified energy architect 

in the Collaborative Project Portal 

Building projects, whether new construction 

or retrofit, bring together many different 

players – project managers, facilities directors, 

IT directors, architects, contractors, vendors, 

and more. With so many partners involved, 

both internally and externally, managing 

workflow can be a challenge. In addition, 

maximising the energy performance of a 

building requires discussion of efficiency 

options in the design phase of the project and 

coordination with technology providers and 

systems integrators. 

The Collaborative Project Portal by 

Schneider Electric is designed to keep 

everyone involved in a project on the same 

page – in this case, a web page. The portal 

is a private online community that helps 

teams to work smarter and more productively 

by facilitating project collaboration, social 

networking, and web meetings. It is ‘welldesigned 

and user-friendly’, according to one 

engineer from a small manufacturing firm. 

Portal users can easily access the people, 

information, and online technology they need 

to implement energy efficiency solutions in a 

timely manner, from order to installation. 

Experts and colleagues 

provide quick answers 

The Collaborative Project Portal connects 

users with a certified energy architect 

(CEA), who becomes their single point of 

contact with Schneider Electric. The CEA 

provides answers to all energy managementrelated 

issues and oversees the entire 

project implementation cycle. The CEA also 

coordinates a team of Schneider Electric 

experts on the customer’s behalf. 

Twelve groups have been created in the 

Collaborative Project Portal for various market 

and solution segments. These range from 

electrical energy, marine, and data centres 

to healthcare, hotels, and life sciences. The 

groups allow professional peers to exchange 

ideas on energy management while improving 

project management and execution. Portal 

users are also able to participate in polls on 

topics of professional interest and then join 

forums to discuss the results. 

New features added 

The portal is constantly being upgraded 

with robust new functionality. Recently 

introduced tools now allow users to: 

> Join an energy efficiency forum 

> Download the latest white papers 

and learn best practices 

on energy management 

> Get the latest energy 

management news 

> Rate their project 

> Conduct more productive 

web meetings 

> Invite Linkedin colleagues to the portal 

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Tools 

At last, simplification and modernisation 

of industrial control systems 

Schneider Electric services remove 

the pain of modernising 

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Operate 

As industrial manufacturing plants around the 

world continue to age, many control systems 

are nearing the end of their useful life or just 

can’t deliver the efficiency and productivity 

that is possible with newer systems. In order 

to keep pace with the competition, 

companies need to update to more 

modern technology. 

Optimise 

Maintain 

The modernisation challenge 

The need to modernise is clear to all, but the 

challenge remains – how can system-wide 

upgrades be executed without jeopardising the 

continuity of business and without investing 

too much capital The solution is easier 

than it would at first appear. By engaging 

the Schneider Electric team of experts and 

reliable technical solutions, modernisation 

can become the most effective way of quickly 

improving the overall plant productivity. 

A tailored solution 

helps cut operational costs 

With thousands of PLCs, HMI, SCADA 

systems, drives, I/O and networks installed 

worldwide, Schneider Electric offers proven 

and predictable modernisation services to 

help upgrade control platforms at minimal 

risk, minimal cost, and on a schedule that 

won’t interfere with day-to-day business. 

Comprehensive upgrade paths are 

delivered through a series of tools and 

solutions, including: 

> assessment of your installation 

> design and implementation services 

> maintenance and spare parts and 

> training services. 

Upgrades without disruptions 

Modernisation services from Schneider Electric 

encompass every level of the plant control 

platform, including hardware, software, 

and networks. If the plant utilises a legacy 

Modicon system, with quick wiring 

adapters the site can easily upgrade to the 

powerful Modicon Quantum PLC or the latest 

cutting-edge Modicon 340 PLC without 

replacing existing field wiring. Existing 984 

ladder logic applications can be retained 

by quickly importing them into the powerful 

programming environment of Unity Pro. 

The entire plant network can be enhanced 

by converting to the networking standard of 

Ethernet, or by connecting other devices to 

Modbus Plus via a proxy. 

Positioned for the future 

These system modernisation tools and 

solutions from Schneider Electric are available 

today and can help conserve plant physical 

infrastructure investments long into the future 

— without any painful surprises. An upgrade 

to a state-of-the-art level of efficiency and 

productivity today positively impacts the entire 

life cycle of the manufacturing plant. 

Learn more about our factory services and 

solutions. Go to www.schneider-electric.com 

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Checklist: The top 12 data centre 

best energy saving practices 

Quick impact fixes for underperforming data centres 

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If enterprise data centres are 

to become more energy 

efficient, a number of pragmatic 

operational approaches will have 

to be implemented. Efficiency 

optimisation must deal with the 

data centre system as a whole. 

Attempts to optimise the individual 

inefficiencies will be less effective. 

The following system-wide practices 

provide a checklist for improved 

data centre efficiency: 

1 Powering off unused equipment 

Power and cooling equipment that is 

not needed should not be energised. 

2 Deploying hot aisle / 

cold aisle arrangement 

The rows of racks should be oriented so 

that the fronts of the servers face each 

other. Such a layout, if properly organised, 

can greatly reduce energy losses and also 

prolong the life of the servers. 

3 Tuning redundant systems 

Subsystems that must be used 

below their rated capacity (to support 

redundancy) should be optimised for their 

fractional-load efficiency, not for their fullload 

efficiency. 

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4 Leveraging the intelligence 

of capacity management tools 

These tools help to minimise ‘stranded 

capacity’ within the data centre, allowing 

the maximum amount of IT equipment to be 

installed within the gross power and cooling 

envelope, pushing the system to the highest 

point on its efficiency curve. 

5 Instrumentation to monitor 

energy consumption 

The data centre should be instrumented 

to identify and warn about conditions 

that generate suboptimal electrical 

consumption, so that energy waste 

situations can be quickly corrected. 

6 Scalable power and 

cooling to enable right-sizing 

The use of a scalable power and cooling 

solution can increase efficiency in smaller 

data centres or in data centres that are 

early in their life cycles, as well as defer 

capital and operating costs until needed. 

7 Row-based cooling 

Shortening the air flow path via row-based 

cooling reduces mixing of hot and cold air 

streams, which improves the predictability of 

air distribution and improves the efficiency of 

delivering cold air to the loads that need it. 

8 ‘Free cooling’ 

This is a common term used to denote a 

data centre operating in ‘economiser mode’. 

While not truly ‘free’, these technologies 

can be very helpful in improving data centre 

efficiency in the appropriate geographies. 

Cooling economiser systems save energy 

by utilising outdoor air during colder months 

of the year, allowing mechanical cooling 

systems like chillers and compressors to be 

shut off or operated at a reduced capacity. 

9 High-efficiency UPS 

Technologies are now available that 

substantially increase the efficiency 

obtainable by UPS systems. 

10 Variable frequency drives (VFD) 

Many electric motor-driven devices in the 

data centre operate at full speed even when 

the loads they are supporting require less 

capacity. Variable frequency drives (VFD) 

help to match the output of the fan to the 

load. The speed control mechanism in 

these devices helps to maximise efficiency. 

Both management software and wired and 

wireless thermal sensors can help in the 

regulation or control of VFD drives. 

11 Modular containerised solutions 

Existing building structures often limit the 

electrical efficiencies that can be achieved 

through power and cooling distribution. 

Manufacturers can now build modular, 

containerised power and cooling modules 

that utilise standard power and cooling 

components and design them to a specific 

power usage effectiveness (PUE) target. 

Packaged, shipped, and installed as a 

container that plugs into an existing building, 

these solutions can rapidly increase 

efficiencies within existing data centres. 

12 Hot aisle containment 

A hot-aisle containment system 

(HACS) allows higher work environment 

temperatures and increased chilled water 

temperatures, which result in increased 

economiser hours and significant electrical 

cost savings. 

Priorities for 

execution of 

this checklist 

will differ 

based upon the 

characteristics 

of the data 

centre being 

analysed. 


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Four practical steps for reducing 

overall energy costs 

Individuals and companies realise that energy 

consumption ‘rules’ have changed 

Individuals, corporations, and governments 

across the globe waste billions of dollars in 

energy each year. This is due to traditional 

energy consuming habits that were formed 

when energy was plentiful and inexpensive. 

These habits must be modified for two 

critical reasons: the steep cost of energy 

negatively impacts profits and personal 

wealth, and greenhouse gas emissions 

contribute to the deterioration of the overall 

quality of life on the planet. 

Schneider Electric has spent years developing 

solutions that address this energy efficiency 

challenge and has established a tested 

energy management methodology. Energy 

management has evolved from the simple 

isolated actions of individuals (such as people 

in their homes or businesses who change 

their light bulbs from incandescent to CFL, 

but who still continue to leave the light on 

when no one is in the room), to an integrated 

life cycle characterised by management of 

multiple energy delivery and support systems. 

drives in motors, pumps, or cooling 

devices or the installation of highefficiency 

UPS can have an immediate 

impact on your electrical bill. 

3. – this eliminates reliance on 

unpredictable human behaviour and 

allows for the fine tuning of lighting 

and HVAC systems so that the facility 

or home can respond in an energy 

efficient manner to dynamic 

environmental conditions. 

4. – easy-to-use software identifies 

energy waste trends and areas of 

concern so that management can quickly 

respond before money is wasted. Energy 

management is not a one-shot operation, 

but a continuous loop of improvement. 

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Energy audit 

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‘Energy 

management is 

not a one-shot 

operation, but a 

continuous loop 

of improvement’. 

How to accrue some quick energy wins 

The Schneider Electric methodology to 

energy management involves the following 

four steps: 

1. – energy audits 

and the installation of reliable power 

quality meters establish the benchmark 

or starting point from which you can 

build an energy management plan. 

2. – low-cost easy fixes, 

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Passive Energy Efficiency 

2 Fix the basics 

Lower consumption 

devices, insulation material, 

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Active Energy Efficiency 

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Building management, 

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Measure your energy to save money and 

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A smart, safe, and simple way to put energy 

measurement everywhere you need it 

As energy costs increase and more stringent 

greenhouse gas emissions regulations are 

introduced, it’s essential for your business to find 

ways to reduce energy consumption. Having 

distributed energy metering throughout each of 

your facilities is a critical first step. It will help you 

understand exactly where, when, and how much 

energy you are consuming so you can discover 

opportunities to improve your efficiency. 

Up to now, adding metering at multiple 

locations represented a significant investment, 

due to the cost of each meter, other 

associated components, and installation time. 

Schneider Electric now offers a simpler and 

more affordable alternative. The Micrologic E 

control unit is a new option for the Compact 

NS (630A >) and Masterpact NT/NW ranges 

of circuit breakers. Beyond its core protective 

functions, the Micrologic E offers integrated 

power and energy measurements. As part of 

a new or upgraded installation, you can now 

have an energy meter in every location you 

have a circuit breaker. 

The smart choice for smart metering 

At only a small incremental cost above the 

popular Micrologic A model, the Micrologic E 

control unit delivers the energy data needed to 

isolate where energy is being wasted and expose 

energy-related costs at the building, department, 

or machine level. This will help you drive energy 

efficient practices throughout your organisation. 

A safe pairing of protection and measurement 

The Micrologic E features a unique internal 

architecture that safely and reliably 

separates protection and measurement 

functions. Additionally, a display ‘auto-scroll’ 

function enables touch-free access to 

measurements, while a new trip history 

supports fast troubleshooting of the electrical 

distribution system. 

Simple access to energy intelligence 

Energy data and other information are viewable 

through the integrated display, a separate 

display module, or over a communications 

network. Schneider Electric or third-party 

software can be used to efficiently gather 

and analyse data from all circuit breakers, 

helping you track consumption patterns, set 

performance baselines, and validate the savings 

from equipment upgrades or process changes. 

Up to 

30% 

energy savings are 

possible with an Active 

Energy Management 

program that includes 

energy metering. 

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Products 

See where you could 

be saving on energy 

Control costs with Remote 

Energy Management 

Glance at your computer’s home page and 

you’re likely to see topical information you want. 

What if that quick glance also gave you critical 

information you need, like your facility’s current 

energy usage, and showed you where you 

could be saving money on energy across your 

entire business Today it’s possible, thanks to 

Schneider Electric Remote Energy Management. 

Information the way you want it 

Remote Energy Management (REM), a 

cost-effective, web-based solution, helps 

customers profile their energy usage 

and carbon footprint across multiple 

sites as well as generate alarms, savings 

recommendations, and baseline comparisons. 

With REM, customers can generate reports 

on everything from energy load profiles to 

sustainability achievements, then customise 

and convert these reports into widgets for 

their home pages. There is no need for a 

separate log-in, and information can be 

accessed through any Internet-capable 

device. Because it is subscription-based, REM 

eliminates the need for expensive software or 

in-house IT expertise as well. 

 

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Information where and when you need it 

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Making the complex simple 

“Our ambition is to turn energy digital, and to 

do it everywhere possible,” explains Philipe 

Delorme, executive vice president of strategy 

and innovation for Schneider Electric. Remote 

energy monitoring applications, notes Delorme, 

play a critical role by allowing customers to 

access an energy dashboard easily. 

Reports and analytics may be customised by 

job function. A facilities manager could review 

information on a shift-by-shift basis while 

a senior executive might create summary 

reports measuring performance against 

budget or preset targets. Agnostic in nature, 

Remote Energy Management is able to 

aggregate, cleanse, store, and analyse data 

from disparate sources, including multiple 

building management systems. REM works 

across walls, platforms and business units. 

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for an online demonstration. 


Customers 

Reducing costs through energy 

audits and measurement 

 

to achieve 20 per cent energy savings 

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Flügger is a ¤200 million Denmark-based 

manufacturer with seven factories located in 

the Nordic countries as well as in Poland and 

China. The 1,600 employees manufacture 

tools, paint, and designer wallpaper. 

Leaders at the Flügger plant in Kolding, 

Denmark, were tasked with lowering 

energy consumption in order to reduce 

manufacturing costs. They knew this would 

require outside expertise which could provide 

them with tools for energy optimisation, realtime 

measurement, and analysis. Flügger 

decided to partner with Schneider Electric . 

Over the years, Schneider Electric has offered 

energy audits for large office buildings. 

Now the energy auditing concept is being 

extended to industrial buildings. Jens Ellevang, 

energy audit manager at Schneider Electric, 

commented on the new initiative: 

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‘We observe that customers in industry are 

focused on energy savings. During periods 

of lower manufacturing production, many 

firms target expenses in order to identify 

opportunities to save money. More and more 

industrial companies are also now more 

politically aware and are interested in lowering 

their CO 2 

emissions.’ 

Energy goal of 20 per cent reduction 

in consumption achieved 

The Schneider Electric industrial facility energy 

audits were organised to support Flügger, 

which had launched a major energy project. 

Nanna Arrøe, environment manager at 

Flügger, explains: 

‘Working in cooperation with Schneider 

Electric, we set a goal to save 20 per cent 

on the energy consumption at seven of our 

plants in Denmark, Sweden, and Poland. 

We needed an overview of how we used 

energy, in addition to expert advice on how 

to prioritise and optimise our energy saving 

opportunities. This would allow us to focus 

on those areas that would reap the most 

dividends. 

‘According to the first report, which targeted 

our plant in Kolding, we were able to achieve 

our goal of saving about 20 per cent, with 

a relatively minor level of effort. Our lighting 

systems and ventilation were in particular 

need of optimisation,’ Nanna explains, and 

she adds a few words on the work that 

transpired: 

are installed. Even though the energy 

consumption should therefore be under 

control, oftentimes that consumption begins 

to increase very slowly once again. Flügger’s 

initial energy audit was followed up with an 

investment in measurement equipment. 

‘In order to get rid of the so-called hidden 

energy consumption, additional measuring 

data was needed – and the data had to be 

able to be analysed,’ explains Jens Ellevang, 

‘By analysing, you are able to take control, and 

when you are in control, you can optimise.’ 

Schneider Electric has delivered and installed 

electricity meters and software at Flügger, 

which is now capable of taking continuous 

readings of its own energy consumption. 

Nanna Arrøe concludes: ‘With our increased 

focus on energy-efficient initiatives, we are 

going to save approximately ¤267 000 on the 

bottom line. And that is not just this year, but 

every year.’ 

With our increased focus on energy-efficient 

‘ 

initiatives, we are going to save approximately 

¤267 000 on the bottom line. And that is not just 

this year, but every year’. 

- Nanna Arrøe, environment manager, Flügger 

‘It has been very exciting and educational 

to take part. We now view things in a 

whole new way, and have felt throughout 

that our needs have been taken very 

seriously. We did not simply have a formula 

imposed on us. Instead, through an ongoing 

dialogue with Schneider Electric, we have 

discovered how to better manage our energy 

consumption ourselves.’ 

Measurement and monitoring 

sustain cost reductions 

When energy audits and calculations are 

carried out, energy-efficient products, such 

as frequency converters and light meters, 


Customers 

Quirón Hospital Group maximises energy 

savings with EcoStruxure approach 

Leading Spanish healthcare provider engages Schneider Electric 

for intelligent hospital infrastructure 

Efficient and 

optimised 

energy usage 

is expected 

to reduce the 

hospital’s 

ongoing 

operating 

expenses by 

up to 38 per cent 

With 1,230 employees, 110 doctors, and 760 

beds, the Quirón Group is one of the largest and 

most respected private hospital groups in Spain. 

Quirón’s goal is to provide reliable, cost-effective, 

and modern hospital facilities, while ensuring 

comfort and safety for patients and staff. 

To help Quirón achieve this goal for its hospital 

in Madrid, Schneider Electric implemented 

an integrated hospital infrastructure solution 

based on its EcoStruxure architecture. 

By combining control and management of 

HVAC, security, power, lighting and supervisory 

systems onto one open platform, Quirón can 

monitor and control energy costs while improving 

the quality of patient care and providing a safe 

and secure hospital environment. 

Building management controls for HVAC 

and lighting, such as zone scheduling, night/ 

unoccupied setback, and optimum start/stop 

help to create a comfortable, energy-efficient 

environment. For example, HVAC comfort 

settings are automatically adjusted at night 

and when rooms are vacant. This helps Quirón 

reduce energy waste and operations costs. 

The benefits of the Schneider Electric solution 

include a centralised view of energy use and 

surveillance which improves security and 

simplifies management and maintenance. 

Double digit capital and operations 

cost savings 

The EcoStruxure approach has resulted in 

immediate, up-front savings for Quirón. In 

comparison with a traditional, non-integrated 

approach, capital expenses were reduced 

by about 20 per cent thanks to reduced 

commissioning and cabling. In addition, 

efficient and optimised energy usage is 

expected to reduce the hospital’s ongoing 

operating expenses by up to 38 per cent. 

A Schneider Electric project manager served 

as Quirón’s single point of contact to mitigate 

risk and keep the project on time, on budget, 

and on track. Now, a flexible EcoStruxure for 

healthcare solution will allow Quirón to easily 

and cost effectively grow their hospital, while 

keeping integration costs to a minimum. 

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