Sustainable Energy Options for Business
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 77
ISBN-13: 9781351275569
Subjects: Energy development; Energy policy; Sustainable development; Énergie; Développement; Politique énergétique; Développement durable
Description: "The major environmental impact of most businesses derives from energy usage. The upside of this is that using energy more responsibly improves profitability. A business's cheapest unit of energy is also the one which is least damaging to the planet: the unit you don't use. There are many ways to make your organization's energy usage more sustainable. In Sustainable Energy Options for Business, Philip Wolfe outlines the best available options for (1) reducing energy use and (2) improving the sustainability of energy supply. After an introduction to regulatory drivers and management issues, Wolfe looks at energy opportunities in five key areas: 1. Saving on energy usage; 2. Finding more sustainable sources of energy; 3. Generating renewable electricity; 4. Producing renewable heat; 5. Indirect energy sustainability options. Also included: An "energy checklist" to help identify your best options and important quick wins, plus a handy reference list, signposted from annotations in the text."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Chapter Introduction: Carbon and Money  -- Philip Wolfe; title: chapter 1 Energy Trends and Policy Drivers  -- Philip Wolfe; title: chapter 2 Managing your Energy Options  -- Philip Wolfe; title: chapter 3 Using Energy Smarter  -- Philip Wolfe; title: chapter 4 Using Greener Energy  -- Philip Wolfe; title: chapter 5 Generating Sustainable Electricity  -- Philip Wolfe; title: chapter 6 Producing Sustainable Heat  -- Philip Wolfe; title: chapter 7 Indirect Measures  -- Philip Wolfe; title: chapter Conclusions: Evaluating your Options, Getting Some Quick Wins -- Philip Wolfe.