Energy Management and Efficiency for the Process Industries - Hardcover

by Alan P. Rossiter (Editor), Beth P. Jones (Editor)

Provides a unique overview of energy management for the process industries

• Provides an overall approach to energy management and places the technical issues that drive energy efficiency in context
• Combines the perspectives of freewheeling consultants and corporate insiders
• In two sections, the book provides the organizational framework (Section 1) within which the technical aspects of energy management, described in Section 2, can be most effectively executed
• Includes success stories from three very different companies that have achieved excellence in their energy management efforts
• Covers energy management, including the role of the energy manager, designing and implementing energy management programs, energy benchmarking, reporting, and energy management systems
• Technical topics cover efficiency improvement opportunities in a wide range of utility systems and process equipment types, as well as techniques to improve process design and operation

Back Jacket

LAYS OUTTHE UNDERLYING MANAGEMENT ANDTECHNICAL ISSUES THAT DRIVE SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

With a Foreword by The Honorable Charles D. McConnell, former Assistant Secretary of Energy

Energy efficiency is highly visible in industry in the US and around the world. Many engineers and managers are assigned energy management roles at some point in their careers, but few have a clear understanding of either the scope of the opportunity or the available methodologies to capture savings.

Energy Management and Efficiency for the Process Industries is a "go-to" source for engineers and managers who are designing and implementing policies and programs for energy management and energy efficiency. It introduces a framework for an industrial energy management program, provides illustrations, and discusses the basic principles that lead to robust and sustainable improvements in energy performance.

Through contributions from leading experts in diverse fields, Energy Management and Efficiency for the Process Industries provides a unique overview of industrial energy management informed by the technologies and issues that drive energy efficiency in the process industries.

Divided into two sections, the book provides both management and technical recommendations. The management section offers guidance on how to design and implement energy management programs, with advice on the organizational design, human interaction, and technical aspects of energy management. Management topics include program goal setting, benchmarking, strategies, priorities, tools, the roles of energy management personnel, and case studies from three successful energy programs.

The second section deals with more traditional engineering--the technical aspects of significant process equipment and systems, seen through the lens of energy efficiency as well as process requirements. Technical experts provide advice on proven options for understanding and enhancing the energy efficiency of the plant systems and equipment items with the highest impact on process energy efficiency success.

Author Biography

Alan P. Rossiter is President of Rossiter & Associates, a process improvement consulting company specializing in industrial energy efficiency. Clients include ExxonMobil, Natural Resources Canada, Syncrude Canada, ConocoPhillips, Sasol, LyondellBasell, Valero, and Hess. He has more than 30 years of process engineering and management experience and more than 60 publications including three books. He has a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Cambridge, is a chartered engineer (UK) and a registered professional engineer (Texas), and was the 2010 Chair of the South Texas Section of the AIChE.

Beth P. Jones was for several years the worldwide energy manager for LyondellBasell Industries, after positions in process engineering management and optimization. She retired in 2013 to enjoy new expat adventures and then an invitation to work on this book, her first, with Alan. She has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and is a Certified Energy Manager.