4. A few definitions
4.1 Energy savings
The European Energy Efficiency Directive (2012), cited in the introduction, defines them as a quantity of energy measured or estimated by carrying out an action aimed at improving the energy performance of a system or organization.
An extract from the website of the French Ministry of Ecological Transition and Solidarity (2018) recalls the importance of this action in environmental protection policies and the beneficial spin-offs on many other criteria: "Energy savings are one of the priority axes of the energy transition: at the same time, they bring purchasing power for households, competitiveness for businesses, innovation and creation of economic activity, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric pollutants. They are also...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Document normatif français et traduit en anglais : Référentiel de bonnes pratiques du diagnostic énergétique dans l'industrie - AFNOR BP X 30 120 - 2006
- Audit énergétique : l'audit énergétique parties 1 à 5, de 2012 à 2015 - NF EN 16247 -
- Energy metering and monitoring plan – Design and implementation – Principle of energy data collection – Energy measurement and monitoring plan – Design and implementation...
Regulations
Law n° 2005-781 of July 13, 2005 on energy policy (Loi POPE)
Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (known as "IED") adopted in 2010 (recast of Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control, known as IPPC, from 2008)
Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 25, 2012 on energy efficiency
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Public bodies
Public body responsible for implementing the energy transition – Ademe http://www.ademe.fr
Public Investment Bank – Bpifrance http://www.bpifrance.fr
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