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Assessment Framework
This document is the Assessment Framework taken from the most recent version of the Industry Guidelines (August 2011).
Assessment Handbook
The Assessment Handbook helps participants in Energy Efficiency Opportunities to plan and conduct an effective assessment.
Assessment and Reporting Schedule template
A template to assist corporations to prepare an assessment and reporting schedule for Energy Efficiency Opportunities.
Case examples from workshops
Articles featuring quotes and feedback from industry on the challenges faced and lessons learned from conducting Energy Efficiency Opportunities assessments.
Case Studies
How companies have undertaken Energy Efficiency Opportunities program assessments, and examples of the opportunities they have identified and implemented.
Continuing Opportunities Report 2010 NEW
The Continuing Opportunities [PDF, 1.38MB] report 2010 provides updated results from the public reports provided by:
- 179 existing corporations (2005-06 trigger year) - third round reporting results
- 10 existing corporations (2006-07 trigger year) - second round reporting results
- 18 new corporations (2007-08 trigger year) - first round reporting results
Continuing Opportunities
The Continuing Opportunities report provides updated results from the second public reports provided by 186 2005/06 trigger year coporations still registered with the EEO program in December 2009. In addition, this document presents first round results from 13 corporations with the trigger year 2006/07 which also reported in December 2009.
Driving Energy Efficiency in the Mining Sector
This guide, for the Mining Sector, describes actions you can take to gain management support and access the resources you need to implement energy efficiency projects. Energy efficiency makes sense for mining operations because it can reduce costs. It can also generate a range of other benefits, for example by improving productivity or reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
DVD - An introduction to Energy Efficiency Opprtunities
Features messages aimed at senior management in industry on the importance of energy efficiency, as well as introductory presentations about the program from 2006.
EEO Workshops 2006-2009
A summary of the topics discussed and presentations given at national Energy Efficiency Opportunites workshops since the program began.
EEO Mid Cycle Review
The Mid Cycle Review measured the effectiveness of the EEO program's progress to date. In particular, the impact of EEO's legislated assessment and reporting requirements and the program's communication and capacity building activities on the processes that companies use to manage and improve energy efficiency. The Mid Cycle Review measured the subsequent improvement in identified opportunities, knowledge of decision makers and uptake of cost effective energy efficiency opportunities.
In summary the review has found that:
- effective energy savings identification and implementation is occurring
- this is supported by evidence of organisational change associated with the systems and behaviour of participating corporations
- reporting to the board had proved helpful in implementing opportunities
- barriers to identification of energy efficiency opportunities have been reduced, however some barriers still remain particularly with respect to implementation.
For further information, please view the Executive Summary and the Final Report:
Energy Savings Measurement Guide
A guide on how to estimate, measure, evaluate and track energy efficiency opportunities
Energy Efficiency Opportunities in the Hotel Industry
This report investigates the energy performance of hotels, carried out in 2000 as a partnership between the Energy Efficiency Best Practice Program of the then Department of Industry Tourism and Resources (ITR) and the Australian Hotels Association (AHA). It is based on a survey of approximately 50 hotels with the majority of the subject group Australia-based. The report includes an analysis of data and proposes benchmark indicators of best practice performance within the surveyed hotels. It raises the profile of hotel energy benchmarking as a valuable tool for hotel engineers and identifies major variables affecting energy efficiency in hotels.
Energy-Mass Balance Guidance
Guidance documents designed to assist different sectors to undertake an analysis of energy and mass flows through a site or fleet using an energy-mass balance (EMB) or similar technique. Guides for a particular sector may also be applicable to other industries. Specific question on energy-mass balances can be addressed to eeotechnical@ret.gov.au.
First Opportunities Reports
These following reports are based on data reported by large energy-using corporations to the government and the public in December 2008. They feature aggregate results for the program and for different industries, examples of significant energy efficiency opportunities, and qualitative analysis on the types of opportunities participants are finding and adopting.
Frequently Asked Questions about the EEO program
Industry Guidelines
A plain English guide to meeting the requirements of the Energy Efficiency Opportunities program
Information for CEOs and senior managers
Provides information for the CEOs, Chairs of Boards and senior managers of large corporations.
Information sheets on other regulatory energy efficiency programs
Industry trial for Energy Efficiency Opportunities
Provides background on how the program was developed through trial assessments with 24 companies.
Measurement and Opportunity Evaluation in the Transport Sector
This paper has been developed in response to the feedback received from transport sector participants and is inteded to provide greater guidance in respect of Key Element 3 (information, data and analysis) and Key Element 4 (opportunity identification and evaluation) of the EEO Assessement Framework).
Mining Sector Significant Energy Efficiency Opportunities
The excel spreadsheet below contains a cross section of Significant Opportunities across two reporting periods published by a selection of participating mining companies. The spreadsheet can be filtered to find specific types of opportunities of interest. This spreadsheet aims to facilitate access to different ideas that may assist corporations to identify opportunities to increase energy efficiency. Further opportunities will be available on a rolling basis.
Oil and Gas Sector Significant Energy Efficiency Opportunities
The excel spreadsheet below contains a cross section of Significant Opportunities across two reporting periods published by a selection of participating oil and gas companies. The spreadsheet can be filtered to find specific types of opportunities of interest. This spreadsheet aims to facilitate access to different ideas that may assist corporations to identify opportunities to increase energy efficiency. Further opportunities will be available on a rolling basis.
Public and Government Reporting
A page outlining public and government reporting requirements for the Energy Efficiency Opportunities program.
Registration template
A template to help corporations provide the information required when registering for Energy Efficiency Opportunities.
Related Websites
Links to related websites relevant to Energy Efficiency.
Representative Assessment Guide
A guide on undertaking assessments using a representative sample of a wider population of small energy-using sites, technologies or processes, such as vehicle fleets or retail outlets.
Services directory
The services directory aims to assist corporations, when planning, conducting and implementing assessments, to locate and engage external service providers.
Verification Handbook
A guide for companies on how to prepare for and participate in an Energy Efficiency Opportunities verification.
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