Energy management practices in Swedish energy-intensive industries

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1125-1133

  Thollander, Patrik ^a   Ottosson, Mikael ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency gap; Energy management practices; Foundry industry; Information asymmetries; Information imperfections; Principal agent relationship; Pulp and paper industry; Split incentives

Indexed keywords

FOUNDRY INDUSTRIES; GAP ENERGY; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PRINCIPAL AGENTS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FOUNDRY PRACTICE; MANAGEMENT; PULP;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

EFFICIENCY; ENERGY; MANAGEMENT; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP INDUSTRY; PULPS;

EID: 77955274595     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.04.011     Document Type: Article

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