1st Edition

Energy Management in Industry The Earthscan Expert Guide

By David Thorpe Copyright 2014
216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages 156 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 156 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Energy demand reduction is fast becoming a business activity for all companies and organisations because it can increase profits regardless of the nature of their core activity. The International Energy Agency believes that industry could improve its energy efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by almost a third using the best available practices and technologies. This... Read more

Preface.  Introduction.  1. Measuring Energy Consumption  2. Metering  3. Airtightness and Insulation  4. Lighting, Daylighting and Controls  5. Heating and Cooling  6. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems  7. Energy Reduction Technologies  8. Motors, Drives and Compressed Air  9. Refrigeration  10. Process Controls  11. Data Centres  12. Minimising Water Use  13. Making the Financial Case  Conclusion.  Appendix.

Biography

David Thorpe is community manager of Sustainable Cities Collective, an online community for leaders of major metropolitan areas, urban planning and sustainability professionals. Until 2013 he was for 13 years News Editor of Energy and Environment Management magazine, for which website he also wrote a weekly op-ed column. He is also the author of several books and hundreds of articles on related subjects. Formerly director of publications at the Centre for Alternative Technology, he has written two other books in the Earthscan Expert series, Sustainable Home Refurbishment and Solar Technology, and several B2B ebooks for the publisher DoSustainability. He runs his own sustainable media consultancy, Cyberium, manages the Green Deal Advice website, and blogs regularly as The Low Carbon Kid. Find him on Twitter @DavidKThorpe.