ISO 50001 is an international standard that enables organisations to establish the systems and processes necessary to improve energy performance, including energy efficiency, use, and consumption.  

“We are delighted to have been awarded ISO 50001 certification, which is a direct result of the implementation of progressive energy management policies and initiatives as well as adhering to a sustainable design policy during our expansion programme over a number of years. Tyndall is a process-intensive research facility with exceptionally high levels of energy utilisation throughout the year. We implemented state-of- the-art energy efficient systems in our new research building and retrofitted the existing buildings with highly energy efficient equipment. Despite almost trebling our site footprint in recent years, we have reduced our energy consumption by 30% in real terms, an impressive result of our effective energy management policies.” says Cormac Harrington, Head of Operations at Tyndall National Institute.

Tyndall Facilities Manager, Pat Mehigan has been driving the Tyndall wide energy efficiency programme since 2008. “We first focused on evaluating our most significant energy users looking closely at variables such as cleanroom temperatures and humidity requirements, process cooling capacities and the impact of people behaviour on our energy use.  We then implemented changes in the system properties and user habits to optimise the energy consumption of existing equipment. With the grant assistance from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) we consequently upgraded to more energy efficient process facilities and equipment in key areas which have had a dramatic effect on our energy use.”

Picture: John Ryan Certification Europe, Pat Mehigan, Tyndall National Institute, Ciarán O’Malley, Certification Europe and Clair Orford, Certification Europe

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