Energy Efficiency

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Solmes, Leslie A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Subjects: Economics.; Computer science.; Architecture.; Mathematics.; Engineering.; Environmental sciences.; Economics/Management Science.; Economics/Management Science, general.; Engineering, general.; Environment, general.; Computer Science, general.; Architecture, general.; Mathematics, general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3321-5

ENERGY EFFICIENCY uses an applied scientific methodology and case studies to demonstrate and support: The need for the U.S. and the world to commit to energy and resource efficiency as the central goal in investing in electric, heat, and cooling infrastructure. The huge economic opportunity for usin...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part 1: Setting the Stage
• 1. The Most Reliable Energy at the Lowest Unit Cost
• 2. The Opportunity.  3. Energy Supply Systems
• 4. Funding Problems
• Part 2: A Different Way of Doing Business
• 5. Energy Supply Investment Planning Methodology
• 6. The Real Investment Opportunity
• 7. A Living Business Plan
• 8. Profits from Value-Added
• Part 3: Fear of the Unknown
• 9. Risk Assessment
• 10. Energy Service Companies
• 11. Performance-based Investment Financing
• 12. The Advancement of Energy Efficiency
• 13. Leadership
• 14. Commitment to Resource Efficiency
• 15. A Framework for Working Together
• Part 4: Addendum
• 16. Plan of Work: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
• Bibliography
• Index
• Abbreviations.