The measurement of the energy intensity of manufacturing industries: A principal components analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-233

  Bernard, Jean Thomas ^a   Côté, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Ministere des Finances   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Energy intensity; Principal components analysis

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DATA ACQUISITION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ENERGY INTENSITY; ENERGY SOURCES;

ENERGY POLICY;

ENERGY USE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 3543061221     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(03)00220-9     Document Type: Article

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