Industrial Energy Conservation

This text introduces a new kind of management cost accounting designed to increase productivity through the conservation of energy. The key objective of the text is to pinpoint the opportunities for improved performance within a specific industrial context.

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The need to conserve energy, particularly in industry, is increasingly felt as energy costs take up a substantial share in the overall expenses of an operation. Energy conservation is a crucial way to increase productivity and profits, and often requires a minimum outlay to existing facilities and procedures to achieve significant benefits. Forming part of the UNESCO Energy Engineering Learning Package, this text introduces a new kind of management cost accounting designed to increase productivity through the conservation of energy. The key objective of the text is to pinpoint the opportunities for improved performance within a specific industrial context. There are three main sections to the text: energy conservation management; economics and financial evaluation of energy projects; and planning and implementing energy conservation projects. Towards the end of the text, the reader is provided with a comprehensive question-and-answer section.