Comprehensive Analysis of Energy Audit Strategies for Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Higher Educational Institutes

Abstract

Increasing demand of energy and associated cost create considerable significance for energy conservation and energy audit. Energy audit creates opportunities to improve energy efficiency and to reduce energy cost. The authors looked into and peer reviewed energy audit technical articles to find innovative approaches for energy efficiency improvement, including methodologies employed, findings and future work for the energy audit case studies of educational institutes. The review shows that most articles emphasis on the lighting load during energy audits of higher educational institutes. In this paper, the authors have discussed the identified areas with energy conservation potential for the higher educational institute in Saurashtra region of Gujarat, India.