SAP Announces New Solution for Energy Management

[jayanthi mandhalapu]

SAP AG has announced a new solution that enables companies to more effectively measure, report and consume energy. SAP said the rising energy costs and the desire to reduce environmental impact have driven companies to seek tools enabling them to better aggregate data related to energy consumption for simplified reporting, environmental compliance and usage reduction.

The Industry Value Network group for chemicals worked together to develop enterprise energy management capabilities within the SAP Environmental Compliance application. SAP said the release of this solution demonstrates its ongoing commitment to delivering solutions to customers that enable a rapid return on investment and the implementation of sustainable business practices.


Identifying the need for streamlined emissions management and environmental compliance, the Industry Value Network group for chemicals set out to create a solution that would not only meet the needs of chemicals manufacturers, but can also be easily applied to manufacturers in many industries.

The combined strength of the SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence application with OSIsoft's PI solution and the SAP Environmental Compliance application developed with TechniData resulted in the enterprise energy management solution. The solution enables companies to gather information on the use of energy, in all its forms, throughout the enterprise, identify areas for energy reduction, monitor the implementation of energy excellence projects and make the results available throughout the enterprise.


SAP said business solutions that tap into existing technology to enable improved energy consumption and rapid compliance with regulatory requirements are increasingly important. CO2 makes up a significant percentage of total greenhouse gases, with the largest proportion of CO2 generated through energy consumption.

The reduction of energy usage can reduce greenhouse gases, positively affecting the environment. Improved monitoring of energy consumption enables decision making that can ultimately reduce emissions and save costs along with the environment.

The new enterprise energy management solution takes advantage of enterprise service-oriented architecture and the SAP NetWeaver technology platform to integrate the OSIsoft Real-time Performance Management solution along with the SAP Environmental Compliance application. The solution is globally available as enhanced functionality in the SAP Environmental Compliance application.