Course description
The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is a mandatory energy assessment scheme for organisations in the UK that meet the qualification criteria. For the current requirements, visit the
UK Government website.
Organisations that qualify must carry out an ESOS assessment every four years. These assessments are audits of the energy used by their buildings, industrial processes and transport to identify cost-effective energy saving measures. The assessments must be led, planned and approved by an approved ESOS Lead Energy Assessor (LEA).
IChemE is an approved authority to award this status and this course is a prerequisite to registration as an LEA with us.
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Outcome / Qualification etc.
- the processes of leading, reviewing, and approving an assessment according to ESOS and PAS 51215-1 (see additional core competency information)
- the competency requirements of a Lead Energy Assessor according to PAS 51215-2
- using data analysis as a basis to scope the energy and net zero assessment and to inform opportunities for improvement
- the common variables that drive energy consumption and GHG emissions
- applying systems thinking in energy and net zero assessment.
Training Course Content
- Introduction
- Why carry out an energy and net zero assessment?
- Provisions of Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) regulation
- Who needs to comply?
- ESOS compliance routes
- Requirements for the assessment and the audit(s)
- Reporting ESOS compliance
- Enforcement
- Process for conducting energy and net zero assessments
- Initiating the assessment
- Preparing the assessment
- Conducting the assessment
- Reporting the assessment
- Competence of lead assessors and assessment teams
- Adding values to energy and net zero assessments
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