DIN EN 17463 (VALERI) helps you evaluate energy-related investments for ecological benefits. You can identify binding measures at an early stage and set the right course.
Our three-stage, pragmatic approach guides your company through 18 clear steps to EnMS certification in accordance with ISO 50001:2018. This enables you to achieve your goal of using energy more efficiently in the long term, reducing your environmental impact and benefiting economically through lower costs.
Funding opportunities and subsidies for greater energy efficiency
The ‘package’ summarises the variety of support programmes available to companies, making it even easier to reduce CO2 emissions and costs with new technology.
Funding options here include grants and loans or the BMWK competition, with the latter offering a higher funding rate.
Funding is available for investment measures in new, highly efficient technologies and measures to expand the share of renewable energies for the provision of process heat, which would only pay for themselves after a period of at least four years (energy cost-related amortisation period) without funding. Interested companies can choose between a grant (BAFA) and a repayment subsidy (KfW) or participate in the BMWK's tendering process and apply for funding.
Transformation concepts are also funded under the EEW.
The subsidy programme is an important tool for identifying potential savings in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through qualified and independent advice from certified energy consultants. It can be ideally combined with an energy audit in accordance with DIN EN 16247-1 (pure consulting service within the framework of the EDL-G).
The SME Initiative for Energy Transition and Climate Protection is a project of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH), the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety.
It supports German SMEs with the aim of exploiting energy-saving potential in businesses and increasing energy efficiency.
In December 2014, the German government formed an action alliance with business associations and organisations to introduce energy efficiency networks across the country. The aim was to initiate 500 new networks by 2020, thereby making an important contribution to increasing energy efficiency in industry, trade, commerce and commerce.
Since January 2021, the successful alliance has been continued as the Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection Networks Initiative – with new aspects: the scope of the networks has been expanded to include climate protection, energy transition and sustainability. The goal for the new term is to establish 300 to 350 new networks by the end of 2025, saving nine to eleven terawatt hours of final energy or five to six million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
GUTcert regularly gives presentations at network meetings on technical and energy-specific topics. Please contact us for more information.
The new GUTcert guide is simply great. I've been using it since the 16001 standard - so far as an information guide with lots of practical tips. Now I might even implement it point by point!
Volker Baumann, EnergiData GmbH
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The systematic sequence of the individual steps in the ISO 50001 energy management guidelines is very helpful: in the end, we had the impression that yes, we can do it!
Birgit Laue, AFM Aluminiumfolie Merseburg GmbH
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Our ISO 50001:2011 recertification audit was very well planned and conducted by the audit manager. He conducted the audit very competently, practically and purposefully. We are also very satisfied with the support provided by GUTcert GmbH.
Andrea Müller, Kirschneck GmbH Folienfabrik
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Thanks to a 50001-initiated increase in the transparency of our energy distribution, we were able to prove the effectiveness of our energy targets, uncover peak loads and consistently avoid them! We have been CO2-neutral since 2010. Our environmental management system was the basis for this and has been certified since 1995.
Julian Bonn, Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu GmbH & Co. KG
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High professionalism, customer-orientation and very good cooperation. I have known GUTcert for more than five years and all my experiences so far have always been very positive. A great achievement. Congratulations!
Camilo Gantiva, SUE Consulting - EnMS-Beauftragter von Francia Mozzarella GmbH
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We have been working successfully with GUTcert as a certification body for our ISO 50001 energy management system since 2018. The cooperation with GUTcert has been smooth and trusting so far. GUTcert has always responded to our needs and communication has been professional. The audit enabled us to identify and eliminate weaknesses and improve some of our energy management processes.
Steve Tobien, EDEKA Handelsgesellschaft Nord
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The audits with GUTcert have enabled us to optimise many areas of our work and thus sustainably develop our company.
Nadeshda Gudi, Ludwig Weinrich GmbH & Co. KG
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Since 2016, the energy management system has ensured greater sustainability in our more than 450 branches and the administration of the Getränke Hoffmann Group. The creation of transparency and the significant reduction in energy costs are testimony to our sustainable company policy. In this way, we are doing our bit to combat global warming, which is very important to us!
Marcel Brauer, Getränke Hoffmann GmbH
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We do not see our auditing as a compulsory task. We are grateful for the cooperation with our auditor and GUTcert and see every recommendation resulting from an audit as an opportunity to improve our energy management system.
Nils Hagemann, Kamps GmbH
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We particularly liked the quick and uncomplicated clarification of questions on the phone.
Dipl.-Ing. Evelyn Mecklenburg, Stadtwerke Energie Jena-Pößneck GmbH
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Your auditor was able to make a number of suggestions for improvement during the certification and review audit, which subsequently contributed significantly to improving the system. Among other things, we have achieved a streamlining of the documents and can formulate objectives better.
Niklas Vath, Kreis Viersen
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In 2014, we began testing in accordance with SpaEfV, then expanded to ISO 50001:2011 and currently to ISO 50001:2018. GUTcert and its auditors have always been competent partners and have helped us a great deal not only to fulfil the requirements of the standard, but also to find potential for improvement. The quick and uncomplicated process with a central contact person rounded off the whole thing.
Joachim F. Goldau, OVODAN Eiprodukte GmbH & Co. KG
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GUTcert has been certifying us in the area of energy management since 2014. We particularly appreciate the good communication, the smooth running of the audits, the detailed advice and, above all, the professional expertise of the auditors. Thank you for 7 years of successful certification!
Struck Svenja, wellteam: welllogistik GmbH
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GUTcert has been supporting our energy management for 10 years with good service in all aspects of certification. Our auditor is always professional and helps us to continuously improve our management system and therefore also our energy efficiency.
Ralf Borrmann, Röben Tonbaustoffe GmbH
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Very good and competent cooperation for years - very helpful and solution-orientated: quick help with problems.
Good, uncomplicated, friendly and fast service. A very good collaboration!
Kirsten Sonntag, Jung Papier GmbH
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Since 2023, GUTCert has been successfully auditing our quality and energy management in partnership with us and checking our environmental performance – reliably, quickly and smoothly. The findings identified in the audits always provide us with important input for the further development of our management system and the optimisation of our processes.
