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Energy Efficiency
Towards the End of Demand Growth
Learn why using existing power resources more efficiently may be the energy crisis’ silver bullet. Learn how net zero and energy efficiency projects are already making it happen!
Fereidoon Sioshansi (Author)
9780123978790
Hardback, published 26 April 2013
688 pages, 50 illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 3.6 cm, 1.01 kg
"I can recommend this book as a useful reference for the state-of-the-art analysis of energy efficiency at the beginning of the second decade of the XXI century. Dr. Sioshansi and the other authors were able to encompass most thematic areas related to energy efficiency and show their complex interplay." --Energy Technology, 2014 "Another timely book from prolific energy author and editor Fereidoon Sioshansi, this time exploring the global surge of electricity market reform…this title will interest many disparate groups, from students to investors, regulators, power utilities, renewables developers and policy makers." --Real Power, Autumn 2013 "…‘Energy Efficiency’ explores the alternative path to continually increasing energy supply – an end to demand growth. The book looks at the alternative technologies that will help drive energy efficiency and discusses the policies that must be put in place to influence demand growth and to help select and deploy the most suitable solutions." --Real Power, Summer 2013 "Specialists in the technology, economics, and politics of energy describe why and how people can influence the future of electricity demand growth globally, based on what is feasible and often cost effective." --Reference and Research Book News, October 2013
Energy Efficiency: Towards the End of Demand Growth is a detailed guide to new energy efficiency technologies and policy frameworks affecting the profitability of efficiency projects. The contributions drawn together by F.P. Sioshansi feature insights from recognized thought leaders, detailed examinations of evolving technologies, and practical case studies yielding best practices for project planners, implementers and financiers. This volume challenges the "more is better" paradigm in energy production, examining efficiency technologies and measurement across the supply chain.
Foreword Preface Introduction Part I: End of demand growth is within reach 1. Will energy efficiency make a difference? 2. Utility energy efficiency programs: Lessons from the past, opportunities for the future 3. A global perspective on the long-term impact of increased energy efficiency 4. Carpe Diem – Why retail electricity pricing must change now Allan Schurr, Global Energy & Utilities, IBM and Steven Hauser, New West Technologies 5. Is there an energy efficiency gap? Part II: The – frustratingly slow – evolution of energy efficiency 6. Making cost-effective energy efficiency fit utility business models: Why has it taken so long? 7. The evolution of demand side management in the US 8. China: Energy efficiency where it really matters 9. Rapid growth at what cost? Impact of energy efficiency policies in developing economies Part III: Case studies of low energy projects, policies & communities 10. The prospect of zero net energy buildings in the US11. What if this actually works? Implementing California’s zero net energy goals 12. Zero net energy at a community scale: UC Davis West Village 13. Crouching demand, hidden peaks: What's driving electricity consumption in Sydney? 14. From consumer to prosumer: Netherland’s PowerMatchingCity shows the way 15. Back to basics: Enhancing efficiency of electricity generation and delivery 16. Smarter Demand Response in RTO Markets: The Evolution Toward Price Responsive Demand in PJM Part IV: Opportunities and remaining obstacles 17. Shifting demand: From the economic imperative of energy efficiency to business models that engage and empower consumers 18. What comes after the low-hanging fruit? 19. Energy convergence: Integrating increased efficiency with increased penetration of renewable generation20. Energy efficiency finance: a Silver bullet amid the buckshot? 21. The holy grail: Customer response to energy information 22. Trading in energy efficiency – a market based solution, or just another market failure? 23. The ultimate challenge: Getting consumers engaged in energy efficiency Epilogue
Subject Areas: Energy efficiency [THT], Energy technology & engineering [TH], Technology, engineering, agriculture [T]
