A survey by KPMG Czech Republic, which focused on mapping the energy efficiency of Czech industry and its future in this area, addressed more than two thousand companies from the Czech Republic.
More than 10% of them participated in the survey. The survey’s quantitative part took place in 2016 on the www.usporyprumysl.cz web page, and the qualitative part was subsequently conducted in the form of personal and phone interviews.
The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade acted as patron of the survey and participated in its preparation. State Energy Inspection (SEI) also took part in the preparation of the survey.
Czech industry can save up to 14% of energy
70% of respondents plan to comply with the minimal requirement of the amended law, i.e. perform the energy audit. The remaining 30% plan to implement the environmental (19%) or energy management (11%) certification.
Companies are aware of the positive influence of energy savings on their business and an increasing number are considering implementation of energy-saving measures. Approximately 10% of the companies, however, think energy savings should be purely voluntary.
Most of the respondents do not consider repeated energy audits to be a functional way of reducing energy consumption. Some, however, admit that the audit has shown them a way to implement efficiency measures. Among other things, the goal of the survey was to mediate communication between the regulatory office and industrial companies.
The companies see the greatest energy savings potential in reducing the consumption of electricity (by up to 14%) and natural gas (by 10%). From the “energy consumer” perspective, the largest potential is that of buildings (approximately 16%) and operation technology (12%). Companies can save up to 6% of energy consumed by other technologies.
Most companies plan reconstruction of lighting (22%), another 18% plan investment in more effective production technology, 17% want to make better use of waste heat, and 14% plan to build thermal insulation. 12% of companies plan to deploy automatic control of energy equipment, while only 5.5% plan to invest in their own renewable energy sources.
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