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II-2. Energy Conservation Measures for the Industrial Sector

Factory/Business Establishment Measures Under the Energy Conservation Law (1)

Plan-based and voluntary energy control at relevant factories and business establishments shall be thoroughly and strictly managed in accordance with the Energy Conservation Law. Those factories and business establishments shall submit periodical reports on the use of energy, prepare and submit mid- andlong-term plans for measures to achieve energy conservation targets, and appoint energy managers in accordance with the law.

Factories/business establishments with high energy consumption (Type 1 Designated Energy Management Factories)	Factories/business establishments with medium energy consumption} (Type 2 Designated Energy Management Factories)
Annual fuel (thermal) use: 3000 kl in crude oil equivalent or larger Annual electricity use: 12 million kwh or larger	Annual fuel (thermal) use: 1500 kl in crude oil equivalent or larger Annual electricity use: 6 million kwh or larger

II-2. Energy Conservation Measures for the Industrial Sector

Factory/Business Establishments Measures Under the Energy Conservation Law (2)

On-site investigation (factory inspection) has been conducted since FY2001 on Type 1 Designated Energy Management Factories.
Compliance with factory/business establishments standards is investigated to assess the need for guidance based on objectively set criteria.
Establishments that have an extremely poor level of energy use rationalization are instructed to prepare/submit a rationalization plan, implement the plan, and take other relevant steps after on-the-spot inspection has been conducted.

II-2. Energy Conservation Measures for the Industrial Sector

Reinforcement of Energy Conservation Measures for Factories and Business Establishments through the Integration of Heat and Electricity Control

In connection with designated energy management factories, the divisions of heat and electricity are abolished and they are integrated into a single amount of energy; designation is made on the basis of the total amount of heat and electricity consumed.
The level of energy use as the standard to designate factories was lowered to consequently increase the number of factories and business establishments subject to energy conservation measures.
Type 1 designated energy management factories must assign a licensed energy manager who has expert knowledge of both heat and electricity.
Type 2 designated energy management factories must assign a licensed energy manager who has completed a training program for knowledge of both heat and electricity.
A five-year transitional period is established, during which both a heat manager and an electric manager are designated to act as the energy manager (or qualified person for energy management of type 1 or 2 designated factories) and execute the required duties specified in the law.

II-2. Energy Conservation Measures for the Industrial Sector

Intensive Support for Introducing Energy Conservation Facilities Under the "Supporting project for business operators employing rational use of energy", investment and installation activities by business operators expected to show superior cost-effectiveness and policy significance are encouraged and intensively supported. Supported activities include:

investing for energy conservation on a large scale, jointly capitalized by multiple business operators for industrial complexes, etc.
installing the industry's first model plant for highly efficient plants
installing highly efficient industrial furnaces, etc.

Example of introduction of energy-saving facilities (High-Performance Industrial Furnace)

Industrial furnaces are used at factories throughout the country for heating, dissolving, sintering, and drying purposes.
High-performance industrial furnaces are industrial furnaces that are confirmed to have an energy-saving effect of more than 30% owing to waste-heat recovery mechanisms etc.

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