Energy and exergy utilizations of the Jordanian SMEs industries

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 682-687

  Al Ghandoor, A ^a   Alsalaymeh, M ^b   Al Abdallat, Y ^b   Al Rawashdeh, M ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Efficiency; End use models; Energy; Exergy; Jordan; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EMBODIED ENERGY; END-USES; ENERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; JORDAN; SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; SMES;

EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXERGY; INDUSTRY;

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE;

EID: 84870421859     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2011.11.036     Document Type: Article

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