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