Plant Engineers and Managers Guide to Energy Conservation

Now in its eighth edition, this handbook covers both management and technical strategies. New chapters have been added on cogeneration, gas distributed generation technologies, steam system optimization, geothermal heat pumps, energy outsourcing, electricity purchasing strategies and case studies on power quality.

Apply proven methods to slash your company's utility costs by up to 40%.

Now in its fully updated seventh edition, this comprehensive, best selling handbook covers both management and technical strategies which can be utilized to slash energy costs by as much as 40% in industrial facilities. New chapters have been added which detail the expanded role of the plant engineer and manager, covering industrial power monitoring and control, waste minimization, financing energy efficiency projects, power quality solutions and economics, and new purchasing strategies for electricity. Additional topics addressed in this classic desk reference include life cycle costing, electrical system optimization, lighting and HVAC system efficiency improvement, mechanical and process system performance, cogeneration, methods to reduce building energy losses, and guidelines for establishing an effective energy conservation-orientated maintenance program.