Preface
This document presents an inventory of options for reducing energy use through greater efficiency of conversion devices, passive systems, and demand reduction.
It is intended to be used as a resource for exploring the potential impact of these different energy efficiency options.
The information is based on the work of Cullen, Allwood, and Borgstein (2011), Paoli, Lupton, and Cullen (2018), and Paoli and Cullen (2020).
Cullen, Jonathan M., Julian M. Allwood, and Edward H. Borgstein. 2011.
“Reducing Energy Demand: What Are the Practical Limits?” Environ. Sci. Technol. 45 (4): 1711–18.
https://doi.org/10.1021/es102641n.
Paoli, Leonardo, and Jonathan Cullen. 2020.
“Technical Limits for Energy Conversion Efficiency.” Energy 192 (February): 116228.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116228.
Paoli, Leonardo, Richard C. Lupton, and Jonathan M. Cullen. 2018.
“Useful Energy Balance for the UK: An Uncertainty Analysis.” Applied Energy 228 (October): 176–88.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.06.063.