Energy Consumption

Author : Sigrid Reiter
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Energy conservation
ISBN : 1629486515

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Energy Consumption by Sigrid Reiter Pdf

Energy is central to sustainable development. It has huge environmental, social, and economic impacts, such as its influence on climate change, poverty reduction efforts, industrial and agricultural productivity and environmental and human health. The development of strategies towards a sustainable energy transition is one of the most important world challenges of the twenty-first century. The choices that we will make in the coming years about energy will determine what world future generations will inherit. This book gives an overview of the key issues, strategies, operational guidelines and policy implications of current research on the transition to more sustainable energy consumption. It investigates the important issue of the relation between human activities, energy systems and energy use. It addresses the environmental, social and economic impacts of energy consumption and their interrelationships. This book was written by academic and research experts in the field of energy, and they have developed strategies for an energy sustainable plan for the main energy-intensive sectors: energy production, transportation, buildings, agriculture and domestic appliances. The best opportunities and solutions for energy demand reduction are shown, including energy efficiency improvement, increases in the share of renewable energy sources, technological progress and behavioural changes in the field of energy. The aim of this work is to guide the reader toward more efficient policies and actions that will actually improve the future. The book also addresses the different issues faced by developing and developed countries, as well as their relative respective solutions. It presents various alternative pathways that are open to our societies. The methods of energy consumption assessment and modelling approaches are also discussed. All those who are interested in energy challenges will find practical knowledge and operational solutions in this book, providing a solid foundation for making well-informed choices in the future, as individuals and as societies.

Author : Kari Liuhto
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030803674

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The Future of Energy Consumption, Security and Natural Gas by Kari Liuhto Pdf

This book analyses the recent development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Baltic Sea region and how energy security in the region has improved after Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden have constructed their LNG import terminals. In addition to these LNG receiving units, the book deals with the major pipeline projects, such as Baltic Pipe, Balticconnector, Nord Stream 2, and Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania, and their impact on energy security of the Baltic Sea region. This book will be of interest to experts specialising in European energy markets and energy security.

Author : Olav Hohmeyer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642834998

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Social Costs of Energy Consumption by Olav Hohmeyer Pdf

It has become apparent that the market diffusion of systems using new and renewable sources of energy such as solar systems, wind energy converters etc. is taking place more slowly than expected (see e.g. Jochem et al. 1986, p. 338). This indicates that various barriers to the market introduction of such technologies have been underestimated. This hypothesis is supported by the accelerating effect of strong financial incentives on market diffusion rates of wind energy systems in such countries as Denmark and the USA (see Jochem et al. 1986, p. 340f). It is often pointed out that the macroeconomic and social advantages of new energy technologies such as environmental attractiveness, reduction of dependence on energy imports, or resource preservation and the hidden costs of conventional energy systems are not adequately represented in microeconomic evaluations (see Wicke 1986, p. 12 or Solow 1982, p. 32). The general market pricing mechanism does not seem to work adequately in such cases. In any seriously distorted market, government has to compensate by internalizing the external effects of economic processes (see e.g. Solow 1982, p. 31 or Osterkamp/Schneider 1982, p. 27). Therefore, research efforts to estimate the full costs of energy systems to society are necessary. The knowledge of these full social costs of energy could enable government to take corrective action to help the market mechanism achieve an optimal allocation of resources.

Author : Bernard Flaman,Chandler McCoy
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781606066973

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Managing Energy Use in Modern Buildings by Bernard Flaman,Chandler McCoy Pdf

This timely volume brings together case studies that address the urgent need to manage energy use and improve thermal comfort in modern buildings while preserving their historic significance and character. This collection of ten case studies addresses the issues surrounding the improvement of energy consumption and thermal comfort in modern buildings built between 1928 and 1969 and offers valuable lessons for other structures facing similar issues. These buildings, international in scope and diverse in type, style, and size, range from the Shulman House, a small residence in Los Angeles, to the TD Bank Tower, a skyscraper complex in Toronto, and from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a cultural venue in Lisbon, to the Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam, now an office building. Showing ingenuity and sensitivity, the case studies consider improvements to such systems as heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation, and controls. They provide examples that demonstrate best practices in conservation and show ways to reduce carbon footprints, minimize impacts to historic materials and features, and introduce renewable energy sources, in compliance with energy codes and green-building rating systems. The Conserving Modern Heritage series, launched in 2019, is written by architects, engineers, conservators, scholars, and allied professionals. The books in this series provide well-vetted case studies that address the challenges of conserving twentieth-century heritage.

Author : Halime Ö. Paksoy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402052903

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Thermal Energy Storage for Sustainable Energy Consumption by Halime Ö. Paksoy Pdf

Çukurova University, Turkey in collaboration with Ljubljana University, Slovenia and the International Energy Agency Implementing Agreement on Energy Conservation Through Energy Storage (IEA ECES IA) organized a NATO Advanced Study Institute on Thermal Energy Storage for Sustainable Energy Consumption – Fundamentals, Case Studies and Design (NATO ASI TESSEC), in Cesme, Izmir, Turkey in June, 2005. This book contains manuscripts based on the lectures included in the scientific programme of the NATO ASI TESSEC.

Author : H. Herring,S. Sorrell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230583108

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Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption by H. Herring,S. Sorrell Pdf

This book challenges conventional wisdom by showing how, in some circumstances, improved energy efficiency may increase energy consumption. Relying upon energy efficiency to reduce carbon emissions could therefore be misguided. This book explores the broader implications for climate change and sustainable consumption.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105211338129

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Energy Fact Book by Anonim Pdf

Author : Yu Liu,Jun Gu,Meng Zhang
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789060072

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A-B processes: Towards Energy Self-sufficient Municipal Wastewater Treatment by Yu Liu,Jun Gu,Meng Zhang Pdf

The principle of the conventional activated sludge (CAS) for municipal wastewater treatment is primarily based on biological oxidation by which organic matters are converted to biomass and carbon dioxide. After more than 100 years’ successful application, the CAS process is receiving increasing critiques on its high energy consumption and excessive sludge generation. Currently, almost all municipal wastewater treatment plants with the CAS as a core process are being operated in an energy-negative fashion. To tackle such challenging situations, there is a need to re-examine the present wastewater treatment philosophy by developing and adopting novel process configurations and emerging technologies. The solutions going forward should rely on the ways to improve direct energy recovery from wastewater, while minimizing in-plant energy consumption. This book begins with a critical overview of the energy situation and challenges in current municipal wastewater treatment plants, showing the necessity of the paradigm shift from removal to recovery in terms of energy and resource. As such, the concept of A-B process is discussed in detail in the book. It appears that various A-B process configurations are able to provide possible engineering solutions in which A-stage is primarily designed for COD capture with the aim for direct anaerobic treatment without producing excessive biosludge, while B-stage is designated for nitrogen removal. Making the wastewater treatment energy self-sustainable is obviously of global significance and eventually may become a game changer for the global market of the municipal wastewater reclamation technology. The principal audiences include practitioners, professionals, university researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students who are interested and specialized in municipal wastewater treatment and process design, environmental engineering, and environmental biotechnology.

Author : David L. Goldblatt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402030963

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Sustainable Energy Consumption and Society by David L. Goldblatt Pdf

This multidisciplinary study combines social science, energy analysis, and risk communication, using theory, research, and computer-aided interviews to illustrate the range and relative effectiveness of interventions that support sustainable energy consumption. Based on award-winning research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, the book combines analytical modeling techniques with social science on sustainable consumption.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D00297254T

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Residential energy consumption survey by Anonim Pdf

Author : Matthaios Santamouris
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128114186

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Minimizing Energy Consumption, Energy Poverty and Global and Local Climate Change in the Built Environment: Innovating to Zero by Matthaios Santamouris Pdf

Minimizing Energy Consumption, Energy Poverty and Global and Local Climate Change in the Built Environment: Innovating to Zero analyzes three major issues of the built environment, including the political, economic and technical contexts, the impacts of global and local climate change, and the technical and social characteristics of energy poverty. In addition, the book addresses the causes and reasons for the magnitude and characteristics of the built environment’s energy consumption. Users will find a fresh view of energy consumption in the built environment, especially in relation to energy poverty and climate change from the ZERO energy world perspective. Presents and analyzes over twenty specific linkages and causalities between energy consumption, climate change and energy poverty Describes the state-of-the-art regarding the energy consumption of buildings in Europe and recent trends and characteristics Explores how can we transform problems into opportunities Examines how we can increase the added value of technological, economic and social interventions to generate wealth and offer employment opportunities

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Commercial buildings
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112080028

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Nonresidential Buildings Energy Consumption Survey by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert B. Latta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Energy consumption
ISBN : UCSD:31822029076239

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Regression Analysis of Energy Consumption by End Use by Robert B. Latta Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Dwellings
ISBN : NYPL:33433067720049

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A Look at Residential Energy Consumption in 1997 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electric power consumption
ISBN : IND:30000114344181

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Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey by Anonim Pdf

Describes the development of and the methodology for implementing the MECS system (a statistical data collection system designed to produce descriptive statistics related to energy use in the manufacturing industries).