Energy efficiency opportunities in the U.S. pulp and paper industry

Energy Engineering: Journal of the Association of Energy Engineering

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-50

  Jan Kramer, Klaas ^a   Masanet, Eric ^a   Worrell, Ernst ^a,b,c  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ECORYS Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY STAR; ENERGY-RELATED COSTS; HIGH ENERGY PRICES; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS; PLANT MANAGERS; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES; PRODUCTION PRACTICE; PULP AND PAPER; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP AND PAPER MILL; QUALITY OF PRODUCT; REAL-WORLD APPLICATION;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST REDUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; PAPER; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PULP;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

COST CONTROL; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EPA; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP INDUSTRY;

EID: 77149179740     PISSN: 01998595     EISSN: 15460118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01998591009595081     Document Type: Article

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