The efficient use of energy: Tracing the global flow of energy from fuel to service

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-81

  Cullen, Jonathan M ^a   Allwood, Julian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy conversion; Energy efficiency; Sankey diagram

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; COMPLEX FLOW; EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY GAIN; EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY; ENERGY CHAIN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY FLOW; FLOW OF ENERGY; GLOBAL ENERGY; KEY COMPONENT; PASSIVE SYSTEMS; POLICY DECISIONS; SANKEY DIAGRAM; TECHNICAL POTENTIAL;

ENERGY CONVERSION; POTENTIAL FLOW;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CARBON EMISSION; COMPLEXITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION;

EID: 71649087572     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.08.054     Document Type: Article

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