The Energy Efficiency Scale of the Infrastructure in the Energy Efficiency Management Methods of the Energy Sector

摘要

In order to achieve the goals set by Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy end-use efficiency and energy services, which requires that all the EU member states should reduce the consumption of energy by 9.4% during the next 10 years, it is necessary to form innovative methods for raising energy efficiency management. In every branch of the energy sector: the production of energy, management, transformation and use, energy efficiency management scales can be applied to develop energy efficiency methods. Labelling of energy consumed by electric devices has been widely used all over the world gaining great recognition. Such energy consumption labelling scales, which are indicated on the electric devices, can be used also to show the consumption of thermal energy in dwelling houses and other consumers. A labelling scale has been developed in Latvia indicating the specific heat consumption and heat endurance of the buildings for local weather conditions. This allows estimation of the heat endurance of the existing buildings and the new ones to be erected in compliance with the heat transmission norms of the envelopes. This method allows also evaluation of the potential possibilities to raise energy efficiency in every branch of the sector.