Energy efficiency development in the German and Colombian energy intensive sectors: A non-parametric analysis

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 121, Issue , 2009, Pages 499-511

  Pardo M, C I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

DEA; Energy efficiency; Energy intensive sectors

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CORRELATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; COLOMBIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 71649110209     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/ESU090461     Document Type: Article

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