Book recommendations on Energy Management

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around seeking book recommendations on the topic of Energy Management, with a particular interest in its history, expert insights, and statistical analysis. The scope includes conceptual understanding and literature exploration rather than practical manuals.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a desire for deeper material on Energy Management beyond manuals, seeking books that cover history and expert insights.
  • Another participant emphasizes the importance of defining "energy management," noting its various interpretations, including building heating and cooling, power grid control, and other meanings.
  • A participant clarifies that they meant "Energy Conservation" instead of "Energy Management," indicating a translation issue from Spanish.
  • A suggestion is made to consider a downloadable PDF resource related to the topic.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on specific book recommendations, and multiple interpretations of "energy management" are acknowledged, indicating a lack of agreement on the term's definition.

Contextual Notes

There is ambiguity regarding the definitions of energy management and energy conservation, which may affect the relevance of recommended literature.

Paola Flores
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Hello,
I may have to submit an essay on Energy Management and I personally like the topic, because of this I have attended a few talks and conferences where they go over the subject but I feel that maybe a book can go deeper into the material, so I was wondering, do any of you know of any book that may talk about the history and direction of energy management?, maybe the insight of renown experts in the field or something like that, because when I try a google search, It only comes up with manuals-sort-of-books and I'm looking for opinions or statistics on the topic, I would appreciate any recommendations specially if I can find the book on the internet. Thank you everyone!
 
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You need to start with your definition of energy management.

That phrase has been used to describe heating and cooing a building.
Also control of the power grid for a whole country.
Also control of the Mars River.
Also several other meanings.
 
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anorlunda said:
You need to start with your definition of energy management.

That phrase has been used to describe heating and cooing a building.
Also control of the power grid for a whole country.
Also control of the Mars River.
Also several other meanings.

Yes you were right, and I actually got lost in translation, I meant "Energy Conservation" (Sustainable energy approach). In Spanish the topic is called "Gestión de la Energía" and the word "Gestión" may be translated as Management, my mistake.

Any book recommendations would be appreciated.
 
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Paola Flores said:
Yes you were right, and I actually got lost in translation, I meant "Energy Conservation" (Sustainable energy approach). In Spanish the topic is called "Gestión de la Energía" and the word "Gestión" may be translated as Management, my mistake.

Any book recommendations would be appreciated.
This download-able pdf is interesting.
www.withouthotair.com/download.html
 
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