Investments and energy efficiency in Colombian manufacturing industries

Energy and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 545-562

  Martínez, Clara Inés Pardo ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b and Energy   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

energy efficiency; Investments; manufacturing industries

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL LAW; MACHINERY; MANUFACTURE; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

COLOMBIANS; DEMAND MODELS; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY PRICES; ENERGY-INTENSIVE SECTORS; EQUIPMENT INVESTMENT; FOREIGN INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; NON-ENERGY; POLICY MAKERS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

INVESTMENTS;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 77958539709     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.21.6.545     Document Type: Article

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