Interdisciplinary Analysis of Successful Implementation of Energy Efficiency in the Industrial, Commercial, and Service Sector

This report, written in 1998, presents the results of a project that evaluated energy efficiency in the industrial, commercial, and service sectors in Europe. The first chapter is a dense summary of the European Commission’s Non-nuclear Energy Program, which funded the research project. The chapters that follow prove more useful. Chapter two analyzes energy-efficiency initiatives at a cable producer, a tourism company, a chipboard manufacturer, and a galvanization firm. Chapter three highlights energy-efficiency initiatives that demonstrate exemplary management structure and policy — and that illustrate the report’s conclusion: The success of energy-efficiency initiatives is dependent on company culture, technical capability, and a variety of other internal factors. If you can wade through the dry language, you may find some helpful, even inspirational, ideas.

The report can be found online.