Duration: 5 hours (9:00–13:00 + 14:00–15:00)
Mode: In person
Period: October/November 2025

Target audience:
Energy Managers, technical and operational staff involved in energy efficiency projects, Facility Managers, CEOs, Sustainability Managers.

Objectives:
The course provides a 360° overview of energy efficiency in energy-intensive production sites, combining theory, regulations, and practical applications. It will cover:

• The regulatory and legislative framework;
• The importance of Power Quality and its impact on operational continuity;
• Hardware and software tools for monitoring and improving energy performance, supported by real-world examples and success stories.

Contents:

Introduction to Energy Management (15 min)

• Introduction to the concept of sustainability and energy efficiency.
• Context and background (future trends, NRRP, Industry 5.0, EPBD 4, energy costs, scarcity of energy resources, etc.).
• The virtuous cycle of energy efficiency (Monitor, Fix the fundamentals, Automate, Monitor and analyze).

The regulatory and legislative framework of energy efficiency (1.5 h)

• Introduction to standards and the key players involved: Sustainability Managers, Energy Managers, EGE, and ESCo.
• The European EPBD Directive, Legislative Decree 102/2014 and obligated parties, ISO 50001.
• Energy certification of buildings: Ministerial Decree 26/06/2015 and ISO UNI EN 52120.
• The Energy Efficiency Certificates (TEE) mechanism.
• Energy Audits (Types – Content – Benefits – Sample reports) and KPIs for energy management + OEE (ref. ENEA).

The path towards decarbonization (1 h)

• Regulatory framework (CSRD, CSDDD, Scope 1, 2, and 3).
• Decarbonization audits and baseline definition.
• Objectives and roadmap for emissions reduction.
• Case study: Schneider Electric production site in Stezzano (BG).

Power Quality: a key aspect of electricity (1 h)

• What Power Quality is.
• Why monitoring and optimizing it is crucial.
• Available solutions.
• Industrial case studies.

Technological solutions for the energy efficiency process (1 h)

• Hardware and software for industrial energy monitoring.
• Application examples and achieved benefits (focus on energy-intensive processes such as foundry and hot forging).

Lecturers:

• Nicolas Sette – Business Developer Energy Management, Schneider Electric
• Flavia Scrofani – Sustainability Sales Manager, Schneider Electric
• Luca Tiozzo Netti – Product Manager Digital Power, Schneider Electric
• Andrea Anfodillo – Machine Application Engineer, Schneider Electric