Measurement and analysis of product energy efficiency to assist energy star criteria development: An example for desktop computers

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 8003-8010

  Lim, Seong Rin ^a   Schoenung, Julie M ^b  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy Star program; Product design

Indexed keywords

COST EFFICIENCY; DESIGN FEATURES; DESKTOP COMPUTER; ENERGY STAR; ENERGY STAR LABELS; ENERGY STAR PROGRAM; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; POWER CAPACITY; POWER SUPPLY; RELATIVE ENERGIES; ROBUST CRITERIA; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; MANUFACTURE; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; STARS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ECOLABELING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 80855156847     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.09.055     Document Type: Article

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