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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


EW January 2017 .pdf

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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

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