(ISO: Geneva) -- Evidence that publication of ISO 50001 was eagerly awaited is borne out by the number of organizations worldwide claiming to be the first in their country or sector to have adopted the new international standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on energy management. Moreover, several are already reporting significant benefits and energy cost savings from their early implementation of ISO 50001:2011—“Energy management systems—Requirements with guidance for use.”

An online article on the ISO website summarizes the experience of five early adopters of ISO 50001. The organizations are power and thermal management solutions enterprise Delta Electronics in China; global energy management specialist Schneider Electric of France; the Dahanu Thermal Power Station in India; LCD TV maker AU Optronics Corp. of Taiwan, Province of China; and the Austrian municipality of Bad Eisenkappel.

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