Refrigerator efficiency in Ghana: Tailoring an appliance market transformation program design for Africa

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2401-2411

  Van Buskirk, Robert ^a   Ben Hagan, Essel ^b   Ofosu Ahenkorah, Alfred ^c   McNeil, Michael A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Institute of Industrial Research   (Ghana)

^c Ghana Energy Foundation   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Africa energy policy; Energy efficiency; Market transformation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; REFRIGERATION;

MARKET TRANSFORMATION; REFRIGERATION EFFICIENCY; REFRIGERATOR EFFICIENCY;

REFRIGERATORS;

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33845517283     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.08.017     Document Type: Article

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