What are the average energy consumption patterns of developed and developing nations?

What strategies may be adopted to increase the GNP and GDP of a country? What does the energy cost have to do with these national productivity parameters? Explain with suitable data.

How can we apply Pareto's model to national-level energy consumption and economic indices? Explain with suitable data. What are the national-level strategies that may be evaluated to minimize energy cost?

Explain this statement: "Energy consumers are environmental polluters also, besides being economic giants."

Develop a national-level energy resource model that will minimize energy cost and pollution.

What technological improvements/modifications may be applied to minimize energy losses and maximize energy efficiency? Explain with examples.

What is an energy cost model? In a complex industry, how does energy costing help in energy cost minimization drive? Explain with suitable examples.

What is a profit planning cycle? How can that be developed for a complex industry?

"In petroleum refining, energy consumption is determined by hardware selection alone." Do you agree with this statement? If so, please explain with suitable examples of a refinery of your choice.

What is meant by optimization? What are the prerequisites for developing an optimization model? Explain this concept with the help of an industrial example and a national-level example.

Four boilers are in operation in a power plant, each producing 300 t/h of steam, fed to a set of four turbines, each with 30 MW capacity...