Best Practice Book - Training on energy audits as an Energy Efficiency DRIVER for the automotive sector

The Project E2DRIVER has been active for three years tackling the issue of energy efficiency in the automotive sector and particularly in the companies that belong to its complex manufacturing supply chains. By research results on this peculiar sector, it comes into evidence how the vast majority of the total European energy in production processes takes place in small- and medium-scale auto parts suppliers. Following the famous quote from Lord Kelvin, also known as William Thompson “If you can not measure it, you can not improve it.”, the improvement in energy efficiency must firstly go through its effective quantification by means of energy audits. The goal of E2DRIVER is thus to train SMEs in the automotive sector in energy auditing and on energy saving measures for cost-effective energy efficiency improvements. To overcome the lack of knowledge, skills and awareness, often prevalent in this industrial segment, the project’s integrative approach aims at boosting capacity building programmes in energy auditing by establishing an innovative learning platform and methodology.