ABSTRACT

The business benefits of lower energy consumption are clear: lower energy costs, energy tax avoidance, selling excess CO2 credits, immediately adding savings to the bottom line and improved competitiveness. However, with a need to focus on day to day business management activities, implementing energy reduction programmes stretches the capabilities and know-how of responsible managers. Kit Oung’s Energy Management in Business is an expert's guide to energy reduction. It covers four important 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, and illustrate how managers and engineers can relate to a broad range of energy reduction opportunities. We take energy for granted, like the air we breathe. We need to engage employees with energy management in two ways. In a more general sense, for those using energy for normal working practices, awareness and behaviour change are key. For those with more direct influence over energy using systems, engagement is also fundamental. Energy Management in Business places the process firmly in the context of commercial and industrial business practice. The book is an excellent companion for any organisation seeking ISO 50001 certification and a reduced energy consumption, as well as those that simply wish to better understand the options, strategies and risks that every business now faces.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

part 1|54 pages

Strategy

chapter 1|12 pages

We Need to Reduce Energy Use

chapter 2|14 pages

The Measure of Efficiency

chapter 3|10 pages

Energy Efficient Operations

part 2|46 pages

Tools and Techniques

chapter 6|20 pages

Common Tools and Techniques Used

chapter 8|4 pages

Energy Reduction Opportunities

chapter 10|6 pages

Implementing Energy Reduction Projects

part 3|36 pages

Avoidable Energy Losses

chapter 11|12 pages

Doing the Right Things

Moving from Firefighting to Energy Savings

chapter 12|16 pages

Doing the Things Right

Avoiding the Common Mistakes

part 4|66 pages

Management

chapter 14|2 pages

Gaining Commitment from Senior Management

chapter 15|4 pages

Myth of a Perfect Energy Manager

chapter 16|12 pages

Integrating Energy into Management

chapter 17|16 pages

Sustaining Energy Reduction

chapter 18|26 pages

Using Data to Manage Energy