Certified Energy Manager (CEM)

This program is offered through PCI Partner: GORD

Introduction:

A Certified Energy Manager (CEM) is an individual who optimizes the energy performance of a facility, building, or industrial plant. The CEM is a systems integrator for electrical, mechanical, process, and building infrastructure, analyzing the optimum solutions to reduce energy consumption in a cost-effective approach. CEM’s are often team leaders and help to develop and implement their organizations’ energy management strategies.

Objectives:

This training course aims to help participants achieve the following objectives:

• Awareness of – Economic Evaluation Terminology; Time Value of Money, NPV, LCC, IRR, Simple Payback, BCR etc.

Ability to – Calc NPV, LCC, IRR, BCR, Simple Payback for typical projects; Choose best metric to gain approval of project.

• Awareness of – Energy Programs (ISO 50001), Energy Audits strategies & approaches, benchmarking and utility rates, levels of Energy Audits, Report Components & Best practices; different data collection technologies and instruments, data logging.

Ability to – do basic energy audit functions and estimates; Apply the correct instruments in the field.

• Awareness of – Electrical Basics such as DC & AC current, 1ph & 3ph power, resistive and inductive loads, Power Factor & correction; Power quality considerations.

Ability to – Estimate savings from Power Factor improvement, use motor equations to estimate power consumption.

• Awareness of – Types and Functions of HVAC systems based on Vapor Comp Cycle, COP, EER; Innovative developments such as Heat Recovery, VRF, Chilled beams, Magnetic bearing chillers.

Ability to – Discuss various HVAC Energy Efficiency measures, calc heat transfer, utilize the psychrometric chart.

• Awareness of – Motor Terminology & Perf factors, Load Factors, slip calc, fan affinity laws, Variable flow options, VFDs.

Ability to – Estimate Motor Loads, Estimate Savings from Energy Efficient Motors & Installing VSD.

• Awareness of – Pump systems terminology & power Equations; Compressed Air typical system layout & Equipment; Waste Heat Recovery Terminology & Basic Applications.

Ability to – Basic savings estimates for pumps, compressed air and waste heat recovery; Identify some energy waste streams within industrial facilities.

• Awareness of – Building Envelope Terminology and functions; Different sources of heat gain/loss in buildings; solar heat gain coefficient.

Ability to – Do heat calc for conduction & convection; calc R values; Perform seasonal energy consumption calc; use degree day formulas.

• Awareness of – Benefits, equipment & design types of CHP; comparing CHP Fuel & Operating cost vs utilities; Policies and Technologies of renewables; RECs, PPAs, Net metering and Net Zero; Storage Technologies.

Ability to – Determine basic feasibility for a CHP system; Compare Different types of renewable energy and storage technologies.

• Awareness of – Controls Terminology, Typical sys design & signal communication options; PID control algorithms; Technologies; Energy Information System and Building Automation System; Energy Savings strategies.

Ability to – Identify systems and opportunities for savings.

• Awareness of – TES terminology, Basic Design & Equipment; Peak shaving strategies; Storage media options.

Ability to – Calc approximate savings; Calc approximate storage size.

• Awareness of – Lighting Terminology, Quality and Qty, CRI, CCT Efficacy, Coeff of Utilization; System and Lamp Types, Controls.

Ability to – Identify lighting retrofit opportunities & savings; Avoid common mistakes of lighting retrofits; simple estimates on lighting design.

• Awareness of – Terminology; water tube, fire tube, condensing boilers; saturated & superheated steam, steam traps.

Ability to – Estimate combustion efficiency; calc heat flows and enthalpy values using steam tables; describe opportunities to save energy.

• Awareness of – Maintenance terminologies, strategies and technologies; commissioning terminology and overview, commissioning, retro commissioning etc.

Ability to – Estimate savings from maintenance ac.

• Awareness of – 3rd Party Financing Options; Performance contracting terminology; M & V terminology.

Ability to – Determine which M & V approach is best for an ECM.

Comparative Course Outline:

Certified Energy Manager (CEM) – 4 DAYS PROGRAM

• Energy Accounting and Economics
• Energy Audits & Instrumentation
• Electrical Power Systems
• HVAC Systems
• Motors and Drives
• Industrial Systems
• Building Envelope
• Combined Heat and Power System & Renewable Energy
• Building Automation and Control Systems
• Thermal Energy Storage Systems
• Lighting Systems
• Boiler and Steam Systems
• Maintenance and Commissioning
• Energy Savings Performance Contracting – Measurement and Verification