The Carbon Trust has produced a number of Good Practice Guides

Energy Savings in industrial water pumping systems - Click here to download this file

 Reducing Water Pumping Costs in the Steel Industry - Click here to download this file

 Installation of variable speed drives and small submersible pumps - Click here to download this file

In North America the Hydraulic Institute and the Department of Energy have produced a number of tools to assist pump users to reduce their energy consumption. Here are two useful ones.

These are presented in US units but may still be used for education and to help to investigate energy saving potential in pump systems.

The Pump System Assessment Tool. This software can be used during auditing to assess installed pump energy consumption against best available performance - Click here to download this file

Why not visit the Hydraulic Institutes Pump Systems Matter site and download its Improving Pumping System Performance Sourcebook This major publication is a valuable resource, while at the site look at some of the other tools available - Click here to visit the site