Energy Efficiency Governance

Author : Dagmar Sibyl Steuwer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783658006815

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Energy Efficiency Governance by Dagmar Sibyl Steuwer Pdf

​Energy efficiency contributes to the main objectives of energy policy in the European Union: energy security, cost effectiveness and environmental benefits. However, the efficiency potential remains widely untapped. Will White Certificate Instruments, a new framework instrument to foster end-use energy efficiency, help to close the energy efficiency gap? The analysis compares the political process of choosing and designing White Certificate Instruments in Italy, France and Great Britain. The book shows that the type of policy instrument as well as its image has an influence not only on agenda-setting but also on the policy instrument’s effectiveness due to interactions with existing energy efficiency discourses, regulatory traditions and the prevailing policy style.

Author : Chris Foulds,Rosie Robison
Publisher : Springer
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319990972

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Advancing Energy Policy by Chris Foulds,Rosie Robison Pdf

This open access book advocates for the Social Sciences and Humanities to be more involved in energy policymaking. It forms part of the European platform for energy-related Social Sciences and Humanities’ activities, and works on the premise that crossing disciplines is essential. All of its contributions are highly interdisciplinary, with each chapter grounded in at least three different Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines. These varying perspectives come together to cover an array of issues relevant to the energy transition, including: energy poverty, justice, political ecology, governance, behaviours, imaginaries, systems approaches, modelling, as well as the particular challenges faced by interdisciplinary work. As a whole, the book presents new ideas for future energy policy, particularly at the European level. It is a valuable resource for energy researchers interested in interdisciplinary and society-relevant perspectives. Those working outside the Social Sciences and Humanities will find this book an accessible way of learning more about how these subjects can constructively contribute to energy policy.

Author : Peter Hettich,Aya Kachi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783030807870

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Swiss Energy Governance by Peter Hettich,Aya Kachi Pdf

This open access book gathers the results of an interdisciplinary research project led by the Swiss Competence Centers for Energy Research (SCCER CREST) and jointly implemented by several universities. It identifies political, economic and legal challenges and opportunities in the energy transition from a governance perspective by exploring a variety of tools that allow state, non-state and transnational actors to manage the transition of the energy industry toward less fossil-fuel reliance. When analyzing the roles of these actors, the authors examine not only formal procedures such as political and democratic processes, but also market behavior and societal practices. In other words, the handbook focuses on both the behavior and the positive and normative frameworks of political actors, bureaucracies, courts, international organizations, lobby groups, civil society, economic actors and individuals. The authors subsequently use their findings to formulate specific guidelines for lawmakers and other rule-makers, as well as private and public actors. To do so, they draw on approaches stemming from the legal, political and management sciences.

Author : Evanthie Michalena,Jeremy Maxwell Hills
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781447155959

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Renewable Energy Governance by Evanthie Michalena,Jeremy Maxwell Hills Pdf

This book focuses on Renewable Energy (RE) governance - the institutions, plans, policies and stakeholders that are involved in RE implementation - and the complexities and challenges associated with this much discussed energy area. Whilst RE technologies have advanced and become cheaper, governance schemes rarely support those technologies in an efficient and cost-effective way. To illustrate the problem, global case-studies delicately demonstrate successes and failures of renewable energy governance. RE here is considered from a number of perspectives: as a regional geopolitical agent, as a tool to meet national RE targets and as a promoter of local development. The book considers daring insights on RE transitions, governmental policies as well as financial tools, such as Feed-in-Tariffs; along with their inefficiencies and costs. This comprehensive probing of RE concludes with a treatment of what we call the “Mega-What” question - who is benefitting the most from RE and how society can get the best deal? After reading this book, the reader will have been in contact with all aspects of RE governance and be closer to the pulse of RE mechanisms. The reader should also be able to contribute more critically to the dialogue about RE rather than just reinforce the well-worn adage that “RE is a good thing to happen”.

Author : Richard Lorch,Jacques Laubscher,Edwin Hon-wan Chan,Henk Visscher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-23
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351184199

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Building Governance and Climate Change by Richard Lorch,Jacques Laubscher,Edwin Hon-wan Chan,Henk Visscher Pdf

The contribution of buildings to climate change is widely acknowledged. This book investigates how building regulatory systems are addressing the current and future effects of climate change, and how these systems can be improved. After presenting a comprehensive overview of how the current building regulatory system developed, some of the inadequacies are identified. The largest part of the book examines the potential for innovative policy solutions to address the real world problem of mitigating and adapting buildings to climate change. This publication contributes significantly to our understanding of the complexities of long-term energy efficiency in buildings. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Building Research & Information journal.

Author : Patrik Thollander,Magnus Karlsson,Patrik Rohdin,Johan Wollin,Jakob Rosenqvist
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128172483

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Introduction to Industrial Energy Efficiency by Patrik Thollander,Magnus Karlsson,Patrik Rohdin,Johan Wollin,Jakob Rosenqvist Pdf

Introduction to Industrial Energy Efficiency: Energy Auditing, Energy Management, and Policy Issues offers a systemic overview of all key-aspects involved in improving industrial energy efficiency in various industry sectors. It is organized in three parts, each dealing with a particular perspective needed to form a complete view of related issues. Sections focus on energy auditing and improved energy efficiency of companies from a predominantly technical perspective, shed light on energy management and factors that hinder or drive the adoption of energy efficiency practices in the manufacturing industry, and explore energy efficiency policy instruments and how they are designed, implemented and evaluated. Practicing engineers in the field of energy efficiency, engineering and energy researchers coming into the field, and graduate students will find this book to be an invaluable reference on the fundamental knowledge they need to get started in this area. Provides, in one volume, a comprehensive overview of energy systems efficiency and management that is applied to various industrial processes Explores operational measures for improvement, including case studies from varying countries and sectors Discusses the barriers to, and driving forces for, improving energy efficiency in industrial settings, including technical, behavioral, organizational and policy aspects

Author : Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Industries
ISBN : 0662314573

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Energy Efficiency Planning and Management Guide by Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation Pdf

Author : Jordi Jaria i Manzano,Nathalie Chalifour,Louis J. Kotzé
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781785368462

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Energy, Governance and Sustainability by Jordi Jaria i Manzano,Nathalie Chalifour,Louis J. Kotzé Pdf

This book makes an in-depth and timely contribution to the debate about how to transform our energy governance systems into ones that support a fair, safe and sustainable society. It combines perspectives from leading scholars around the world to provide a global outlook on alternative approaches to energy governance and innovative experiences. Taken as a whole, it offers a unique snapshot of some of the innovative and novel ways in which law can support the shift to sustainable and equitable energy systems.

Author : Pradeep Chaturvedi
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8170226694

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Energy Management Policy, Planning, and Utilization by Pradeep Chaturvedi Pdf

Author : Durmuş Kaya,Fatma Çanka Kılıç,Hasan Hüseyin Öztürk
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030259952

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Energy Management and Energy Efficiency in Industry by Durmuş Kaya,Fatma Çanka Kılıç,Hasan Hüseyin Öztürk Pdf

This book is presented to demonstrate how energy efficiency can be achieved in existing systems or in the design of a new system, as well as a guide for energy savings opportunities. Accordingly, the content of the book has been enriched with many examples applied in the industry. Thus, it is aimed to provide energy savings by successfully managing the energy in the readers’ own businesses. The authors primarily present the necessary measurement techniques and measurement tools to be used for energy saving, as well as how to evaluate the methods that can be used for improvements in systems. The book also provides information on how to calculate the investments to be made for these necessary improvements and the payback periods. The book covers topics such as: • Reducing unit production costs by ensuring the reduction of energy costs, • Efficient and quality energy use, • Meeting market needs while maintaining competitive conditions, • Ensuring the protection of the environment by reducing CO2 and CO emissions with energy saving and energy efficiency, • Ensuring the correct usage of systems by carrying out energy audits. In summary, this book explains how to effectively design energy systems and manage energy to increase energy savings. In addition, the study has been strengthened by giving some case studies and their results in the fields of intensive energy consumption in industry. This book is an ideal resource for practitioners, engineers, researchers, academics, employees and investors in the fields of energy, energy management, energy efficiency and energy saving.

Author : Dries Lesage,Thijs Van de Graaf
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317127932

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Global Energy Governance in a Multipolar World by Dries Lesage,Thijs Van de Graaf Pdf

Multipolar governance permits a number of important states to have significantly more economic and political clout than others, but among them there is hardly any hierarchy. The new energy challenge, with its intricate socio-economic, ecological and international-political considerations, is a multi-dimensional, multi-level and multi-actor issue that requires a minimum of 'central' political steering, because neither the invisible hand of the market, nor unilateral or bilateral power politics are capable to bring about sustainable solutions. Global Energy Governance in a Multipolar World investigates the relationship between the emergence of a multipolar world order and the enormous challenges of global energy governance that the world is facing in the 21st century. It reflects on fundamental questions such as how the main consuming countries can avoid conflict over scarce resources, how they will cooperate to bring about open energy markets, energy conservation and efficiency, and how they can promote renewable energy sources.

Author : United States. Energy Research Advisory Board. Conservation Panel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Energy conservation
ISBN : UCR:31210024772111

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Energy Conservation and the Federal Government by United States. Energy Research Advisory Board. Conservation Panel Pdf

Author : Alan P. Rossiter,Beth P. Jones
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119033394

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Energy Management and Efficiency for the Process Industries by Alan P. Rossiter,Beth P. Jones Pdf

Provides a unique overview of energy management for the process industries Provides an overall approach to energy management and places the technical issues that drive energy efficiency in context Combines the perspectives of freewheeling consultants and corporate insiders In two sections, the book provides the organizational framework (Section 1) within which the technical aspects of energy management, described in Section 2, can be most effectively executed Includes success stories from three very different companies that have achieved excellence in their energy management efforts Covers energy management, including the role of the energy manager, designing and implementing energy management programs, energy benchmarking, reporting, and energy management systems Technical topics cover efficiency improvement opportunities in a wide range of utility systems and process equipment types, as well as techniques to improve process design and operation

Author : Alan P. Rossiter,Beth P. Jones
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118838259

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Energy Management and Efficiency for the Process Industries by Alan P. Rossiter,Beth P. Jones Pdf

Provides a unique overview of energy management for the process industries Provides an overall approach to energy management and places the technical issues that drive energy efficiency in context Combines the perspectives of freewheeling consultants and corporate insiders In two sections, the book provides the organizational framework (Section 1) within which the technical aspects of energy management, described in Section 2, can be most effectively executed Includes success stories from three very different companies that have achieved excellence in their energy management efforts Covers energy management, including the role of the energy manager, designing and implementing energy management programs, energy benchmarking, reporting, and energy management systems Technical topics cover efficiency improvement opportunities in a wide range of utility systems and process equipment types, as well as techniques to improve process design and operation

Author : Craig B. Smith,Kelly E. Parmenter
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780128026441

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Energy Management Principles by Craig B. Smith,Kelly E. Parmenter Pdf

Energy Management Principles: Applications, Benefits, Savings, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to the fundamental principles and systematic processes of maintaining and improving energy efficiency and reducing waste. Fully revised and updated with analysis of world energy utilization, incentives and utility rates, and new content highlighting how energy efficiency can be achieved through 1 of 16 outlined principles and programs, the book presents cost effective analysis, case studies, global examples, and guidance on building and site auditing. This fully revised edition provides a theoretical basis for conservation, as well as the avenues for its application, and by doing so, outlines the potential for cost reductions through an analysis of inefficiencies. Provides extensive coverage of all major fundamental energy management principles Applies general principles to all major components of energy use, such as HVAC, electrical end use and lighting, and transportation Describes how to initiate an energy management program for a building, a process, a farm or an industrial facility