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Energy World January 2017
It’s often more cost-effective to improve the performance of buildings and industrial processes through energy efficiency – the so-called fifth fuel – than to generate, supply and purchase more energy. So, once again, energy management is the first theme of this issue, with articles covering the psychology of human behaviour in this area, and why Australia seems to be doing a better job than the UK.
We also include articles on the technical side of things – optimising heat supply through contract energy management, and the partnership approach taken by Land Securities; as well as case studies in the retail and leisure sectors.
Another familiar subject is skills and training in the energy industry – our second theme. We include articles to cover where the skills needed to realise Britain’s ‘energy transition’ might come from; and the evolving role of the energy manager.
Articles on developments within India’s energy scene and from the Chair of the
Issue details
Journal title: Energy World
Publisher: Energy Institute
Organisation: Energy Institute
Content in this issue:-
Renewable biomethane for high mileage trucks - News Item
New pumped storage scheme for Scottish open cast mine? - News Item
Canada targets 2030 for coal phase out - News Item
Chernobyl ‘sarcophagus’ slid into place - News Item
World’s first commercial steel CCS project - News Item
Fixing the urban air quality problem - Article
Brexit – the view from one energy-intensive industry - Article
Clean automotive sector will be ‘at the heart of UK industrial strategy’ - News Item
OPEC agrees first collective production cut in eight years - News Item
Several French nuclear plants still not generating - News Item
Climate change – pathways to a better energy system - Article
Optimising energy management – skills and technology - Article
Energy efficiency improvements worldwide ‘slowing down’ - News Item
Siemens opens new turbine blade factory in Hull as wind power breaks UK records again - News Item
European Commission unveils mammoth winter package for energy - News Item
Subjects: Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Skills, education and training, Electricity generation, Energy consumption, Electricity, Heavy gas oil, Primary energy production, Air quality, Energy policy, Environmental policy