Strategic energy management in the primary aluminium industry: Self-generation as a competitive factor

Energy Policy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 182-188

  Lucio, Nilson Rogerio ^a   Lamas, Wendell de Queiroz ^a,b   De Camargo, Jose Rubens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAUBATÉ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electric power self generation; Energy market analysis; Energy intensive industry

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY; COMPETITIVE FACTOR; ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES; ENERGY MARKETS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; SELF-GENERATION; STRATEGIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE GROWTH;

COMMERCE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALUMINUM;

ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METALS INDUSTRY; POWER GENERATION; RECYCLING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84879504170     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.03.021     Document Type: Article

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