6. Our advice

6.1 Ensure the quality of your diagnosis

To guarantee a relevant and usable diagnosis of energy installations:

• adopt a global approach, giving priority to the entire energy system before analyzing individual components;

• involve operators in the process, as their behavior has a significant influence on energy performance (in addition, their feedback can be used in the FMECA process);

• cross-reference several investigative methods (documentary analysis, measurements, modeling) to ensure the reliability of technical analyses and conclusions;

• systematically quantify the impact of identified faults in energy, environmental and economic terms;...