Heidi Fuchs
M.S.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Energy/Environmental Policy Researcher
Speaker
Track B: Energy Management
Session B3: ISO 50001 - The What, Why, and How
September 27, 2024 | 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Making Energy Management Systems Case Studies Easily Searchable and Shareable
Energy management systems (EnMSs) connect people and technical solutions in a systematic framework to continually improve energy and carbon performance. An ISO 50001-based EnMS meets the requirements of the ISO 50001 standard. By implementing one, any organization can demonstrate its commitment to sustainable energy management and achieve durable energy and carbon savings. They achieve persistent annual energy efficiency gains >3%, surpassing those needed to align with most climate goals. Informed by stakeholders, Berkeley Lab created a database of >330 case studies called Energy Management Systems Insights. This platform is easily searchable, yielding descriptions of successful real-world energy management efforts and providing an avenue for sharing information. Users can find specific case studies (e.g. by sector or country) and see associated metrics aggregated across their selection (e.g., energy performance improvement, annual energy/carbon savings, implementation cost, and payback period). Shareability is a key feature of the platform, which also displays positive testimonials.
Speaker Bio
Heidi conducts collaborative research to support climate and water resilience across multiple subject domains. She helps lead the Industrial Applications team's energy management systems research portfolio, with current projects including: Understanding behavioral and organizational change at companies implementing energy management systems and communicating their benefits with the aim of accelerating their uptake as a path to decarbonization; advancing knowledge about the risks and resilience of manufacturing water supplies; and advising colleagues on applying social science research methods to various research questions. Heidi earned her M.S. in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley, focusing on interdisciplinary approaches to investigating social dimensions of environmental change and
adaptation. Before this, she worked in various capacities in the environmental field in
California, south India, Washington, DC, Massachusetts, Texas, and Colorado, gaining experience in energy and environmental research, policy, and advocacy, water resources and access, geographic information systems, and land management.