ENERGY CONSERVATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. ACHIEVEMENTS, AIMS AND OPTIONS

This report examines broadly the possibilities for conservation of energy in the most important sectors of the economy. There are chapters on patterns of energy consumption, domestic energy, commercial and public buildings, transport, industry (five important sectors in particular), energy industries, efficiency of energy utilisation, environmental and social aspects, and routes towards energy conservation. Transport has, from 1960 to 1972, kept to about 15% of the national energy consumption. Efficiency of energy usage by railways, in changing from coal to oil, has increased five-fold. In the same time, use of oil for road transport doubled. Shifting freight from road to rail would yield relatively little saving. Use of car-pooling or bicycling for work journeys could save 10-20% of all car mileage. Greater use of buses would also be beneficial. Diesel, or improved petrol engines could cut cars' fuel consumption, as would lighter cars. A standard driving cycle should be used in stating petrol mileage for new cars. Applications of new technology, such as battery cars, should be studied. Recommendations are made for improving conservation: there should be greater coordination among the many areas with mutual influence; the new advisory council on energy conservation will aid this objective. Inter-disciplinary collaboration should increase in studies of related social, economic and technological aspects of better use of energy. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Her Majesty Stationary Office

  49 High Holborn
  London WC1V 6HB,   England 
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 114 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Carpools; Diesel engines; Energy; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Environment; Environmental impacts; Federal government; Fuel consumption; Industries; Policy; Social values; Sociology; Technology; Transportation; Transportation planning; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies; Transportation technology
• ITRD Terms: 213: Energy; 2455: Environment; 232: Fuel consumption; 1054: Network (traffic); 2253: Sociology; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Energy; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125024
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: R&D Rept.
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1975 12:00AM