Local learning-networks on energy efficiency in industry - Successful initiative in Germany

Applied Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 806-816

  Jochem, Eberhard ^a   Gruber, Edelgard ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change mitigation; Energy efficiency; Industry; Innovations; Local learning networks; Transaction cost

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; INNOVATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CLIMATE-CHANGE MITIGATION; LOCAL LEARNING-NETWORKS; TRANSACTION COST;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INNOVATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRY; LEARNING; TRANSACTION COST;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 34248523512     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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