| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 248 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Summary |
Kit Oung?s Energy Management in Business is written on the basis of?energy reduction?. It covers four important yet commonly treated as trivial aspects of managing energy: strategy for successful implementation, available tools and techniques, generating sustainable quick wins and active management involvement. This book offers distilled practical concepts with real life case studies chosen to build insight, illustrate and allow managers and engineers to relate to a broad range of energy reduction opportunities. Energy Management in Business places the process firmly in the context of commercia. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Case Studies; About the Author; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Introduction; 1 Strategy; 1 We Need to Reduce Energy Use; 2 The Measure of Efficiency; 3 Energy Efficient Operations; 4 Framework for Sustainable Energy Reduction; 5 Barriers to Implementing and Sustaining Energy Reduction Programmes; 2 Tools and Techniques; 6 Common Tools and Techniques Used; 7 Types of Energy Saving Packages on the Market; 8 Energy Reduction Opportunities; 9 Selecting and Prioritising Energy Reduction Projects. |
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10 Implementing Energy Reduction Projects3 Avoidable Energy Losses; 11 Doing the Right Things: Moving from Firefighting to Energy Savings; 12 Doing the Things Right: Avoiding the Common Mistakes; 13 Choosing a Consultant and Contractors for Energy Reduction; 4 Management; 14 Gaining Commitment from Senior Management; 15 Myth of a Perfect Energy Manager; 16 Integrating Energy into Management; 17 Sustaining Energy Reduction; 18 Using Data to Manage Energy; 19 Policy, Objectives and Targets for Energy Management; Epilogue: Managing Energy in Real Companies; References. |
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Appendix A Examples of Questions Asked for Energy BenchmarkingAppendix B Day-to-Day Items that Inform Consultants of Plant Performance; Appendix C Energy Maturity Matrix; Appendix D Further Reading; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Industries -- Energy conservation.
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Industries -- Energy conservation. |
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Industries -- Energy consumption -- Management.
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Industries -- Energy consumption -- Management. |
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Industries -- Energy consumption. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Oung, Kit. Energy management in business. Farnham, Surrey : Gower Publishing Limited, [2013] 9781409452454 (DLC) 2012025662 (OCoLC)799252063 |
| ISBN |
9781409452461 (electronic book) |
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1409452468 (electronic book) |
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9781409452454 |
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