Energy Audit for Professionals

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Electrical energy challenges in Southern Africa: a case of Botswana/James Jakoba Molenga. 2. Energy sector in Cambodia/Khlaing Amradararith. 3. Pollution due to lights and measures for its reduction/Prakash Barjatia. 4. Effect of installing thermosiphon solar water heating system on total energy bill at Mzuzu University/Lameck K. Nkhonjera and Precious Chaponda. 5. energy efficiency initiatives in Malaysia/C.S. Tan, Endang Jati Mat Sahid and Y.P. Leong. 6. Practicing sustainability in Malaysia/Rosnida Binti Mohd Yusof. 7. Energy status and strategy for renewable energy in Mauritius/Ashley Purmanund.....

Energy efficiency and conservation are important elements of energy planning and policy as these are aimed at the reduction in per capita energy consumption and energy demand and offsetting the increase in energy supply needed to keep up with the population growth. This strategy also reduces the rise in energy costs and the need for energy imports. The reduced energy demand can provide more flexibility in choosing the most preferred methods of energy production. Energy conservation facilitates the replacement of non renewable resources with renewable energy. It is often the most economical solution to energy shortages and is a more environmentally benign alternative to increasing the energy production. Energy efficiency represents a cost effective approach to raising profitability, enhancing competitiveness and improving environmental performance. The possibilities range from relatively simple and low cost process modifications to sophisticated and more costly investments in pollution prevention technologies.