Energy efficiency and policy in Swedish pulp and paper mills: A data envelopment analysis approach

Energy Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 569-579

  Blomberg, Jerry ^a   Henriksson, Eva ^a   Lundmark, Robert ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DEA; Electricity; Energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL EQUIPMENTS; DEA; ELECTRICITY EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRICITY SAVING; EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; MARKET FAILURES; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP AND PAPER MILL; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; TIME-PERIODS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PULP;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; PULPS;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84856252043     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.12.026     Document Type: Article

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