Energy Academy
Level 1: Foundations/Introduction to Energy Management
Level 19 lessons · 68 min

Introduction to Energy Management

What energy is, how it's measured, why we manage it, and how to turn a saving into a decision. The foundation course for the whole platform.

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01Energy Fundamentals

  1. ▶What Is Energy?Forms of energy, energy quality, and the two laws of thermodynamics that govern every system you'll ever manage.8 min
  2. ▶Units, Scales & ConversionsJoules, watts, kWh, therms and tonnes of CO2 — the units you'll meet every day and how to move between them.10 min
  3. ▶Energy vs. Power: kW and kWhThe single distinction that trips up newcomers — and why your energy bill has two very different kinds of charge.8 min
  4. ▶Energy Fundamentals CheckQuiz: consolidate energy forms, units, the laws of thermodynamics, and energy vs power.5 min

02The Practice of Energy Management

  1. ▶Why Manage Energy?The business, environmental, and reliability case — and why energy is one of the most controllable costs an organisation has.7 min
  2. ▶The Energy Management CyclePlan-Do-Check-Act: the continual-improvement loop at the heart of ISO 50001 and every effective energy programme.9 min
  3. ▶Energy Management Practice CheckQuiz: why organisations manage energy, the PDCA cycle, and when and how to apply it.5 min

03Making the Case for Savings

  1. ▶The Economics: Simple PaybackTurn an energy saving into a financial decision with the most-used metric in the industry — and learn where it misleads.10 min
  2. ▶Course CheckA short quiz to consolidate everything from the foundation course.6 min