New Technologies for Energy Efficiency

This book examines the full scope of technologies available to address the electricity supply crisis. The author details the tools and technologies available for incorporating smaller, cleaner, more efficient energy into energy management plans. He examines the role of new technologies in reducing operating costs and developing more innovative and practical approaches to energy management. Topics include implementation of alternative energy programs, management of power quality, cost-effective power generation solutions, cost-effective energy services, information monitoring and diagnostic systems, energy storage options, integration of lighting and cooling systems, and more.

• Permitting requirements
• Design calculations with examples
• Construction bid documents
• Numerous applications from job sites

Comprehensive coverage of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) technologies and applications

An essential resource for anyone working in the trenchless industry, this authoritative guide provides complete technical information on the design, permitting, construction bid documents, specifications, and construction of HDD applications. Horizontal Directional Drilling features many examples and HDD calculations as well as detailed illustrations. Coverage of the HDD Model Footage Contract — guidelines for HDD projects, example specifications, and information on risk reduction—is also included.

Details on HDD implementations including:

• Steel pipelines
• Fiber optic and electrical conduits
• Municipal applications for natural gas, water, and wastewater pipelines

THE COVERAGE REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL HDD IMPLEMENTATION:

Installation Applications and Techniques
• HDD Technology and Equipment
• HDD Design
• HDD Pipe Stress Analysis for Steel Pipe
• HDD Pipe Stress Analysis for Plastic Pipe
• HDD Installation Considerations
• HDD Site Selection
• HDD Installation
• HDD Construction Monitoring
• HDD Contracts

David Willoughby (Baltimore, MD) is a Projects Manager for Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, a consulting engineering firm headquartered in Baltimore, MD. He has 20 years of experience in engineering, technical writing, and management in the natural gas, petroleum and pipeline industry. Mr. Willoughby is registered by the Council of Engineering Specialty Boards as a Petroleum Operations Engineer. Mr. Willoughby serves as the Project Manager for several major pipeline projects that include many HDD applications and has performed HDD consulting and designs on numerous water body and road crossings.

He has a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering and has affiliations with the American Society of Petroleum Operations Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Petroleum Equipment Institute, Directional Crossing Contractors Association, National Association of Corrosion Engineers, and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

The needs of the new economy have had the effect of stressing the existing energy infrastructure to the point of crisis. The current regulatory system tends to encourage the building of large power plants with long lead times. This important book examines the full scope of new technologies available to address this crisis of electricity supply now by reducing dependency on the power grid. The author details the tools and technologies available for incorporating smaller, clean, more efficient energy-generating technologies such as small-scale cogeneration, fuel cells, and natural gas distributed generation into your energy management plan. He thoroughly examines the role of new technologies in reducing operating costs and developing more innovative and practical approaches to energy management, including implementing alternative energy programs, monitoring rates and policy, managing power quality, exploring cost-effective power generation solutions, utilizing cost-effective energy services, benefitting from information monitoring and diagnostic systems, assessing energy storage options, integrating lighting and cooling systems, and more. Here's a complete guide to understanding the role of computer technology in reducing operating costs and developing more innovative and practical approaches to energy management. Covered in full detail are: rate structures and energy policy; developing alternative energy programmes; integration of cooling, heating and power systems; realtime energy monitoring; the role of web-based technologies; cost-effective power generation solutions; lighting distribution systems; lighting and cooling integration; diagnostic building systems; and air monitoring systems Machine Generated Contents Note: Chapter 1 Energy Demand, Sources And Rate Trends 1 --chapter 2 Energy Sources-heat Pumps, Energy And Wind Power 39 --chapter 3 Integration Of Cooling, Heating And Solar Power Systems 83 --chapter 4 Power Quality, Loads And Harmonics 129 --chapter 5 Fuel Cell Technology 181 --chapter 6 Modular Power Generation-turbines, Gasification, Combined 227 --chapter 7 Lighting Upgrades 275 --chapter 8 Computer Technology 325 --index 372. By Michael F. Hordeski. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "An essential resource for anyone working in the trenchless industry, this authoritative guide provides complete technical information on the design, permitting, construction bid documents, specifications, and construction of HDD applications. Horizontal Directional Drilling features many examples and HDD calculations as well as detailed illustrations. Coverage of the HDD Model Footage Contract - guidelines for HDD projects, example specifications, and information on risk reduction - is also found here."--Jacket This is a complete sourcebook of information on Horizontal Directional Drilling, the installation of pipelines and utilities beneath obstacles such as water and roadways. HDD is a fast-growing technology in the trenchless industry. Provides technical information on the design, permitting, construction, bid documents, specifications, and construction of HDD applications Numerous HDD calculations with examples Professional engineer Hordeski examines the role of new technologies in developing more innovative and cost-effective approaches to energy management. He explores energy usage trends and applications of energy audits; energy sources including heat pumps, solar energy and wind power; the integration In California, rolling blackouts have darkened some of the richest cropland, most complex high-tech factories and busiest streets in America.