Energy efficiency : the definitive guide to the cheapest, cleanest, fastest source of energy / Steven Fawkes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fawkes, Steven, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy.

Energy consumption.

Energy conservation.

Energy policy--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England : Gower, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Energy risk has reappeared on the corporate and social agenda with a bang and the complexity of the issues has increased many-fold since the days of the last great wave of concern that followed the oil crises of the 1970's. Steven Fawkes' Energy Efficiency is a comprehensive guide for managers and policy-makers to the fundamental questions underpinning energy-efficiency and our responses to it. The result is the most complete assessment to-date of the barriers and opportunities associated with efficient energy utilisation. Clearly written and erudite, Steven Fawkes addresses every aspect of...

Contents:

What do we mean by energy efficiency?

The global energy system : stresses and strains

Potentials and barriers

A systematic view of the benefits of efficiency

Jevons, rebound and backfire

Management techniques

Energy management examples

Technologies for energy efficiency

Designing for energy efficiency

Financing energy efficiency investment

Energy efficiency policies

Energy efficiency policy examples

Energy suppliers and energy efficiency

Summary and conclusions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57954-5

1-317-14371-X

1-317-14370-1

1-4094-5360-X

9781315579542

OCLC:

858762829