An end-use energy analysis in a Malaysian public hospital

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4780-4785

  Saidur, R ^a   Hasanuzzaman, M ^a   Yogeswaran, S ^a   Mohammed, H A ^b   Hossain, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Emission reduction; Energy savings; Public hospital

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOSPITALS; INVESTMENTS; VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES;

COMMERCIAL SECTOR; ELECTRICAL MOTORS; EMISSION REDUCTION; END-USES; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY AUDIT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SAVING; ENERGY SAVINGS MEASURES; ENERGY-EFFICIENT MOTOR; ENERGY-SAVING MEASURES; HIGH EFFICIENCY; MALAYSIANS; PAYBACK PERIODS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SPEED REDUCTION; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; COMMERCIALIZATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 78649880996     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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