Evaluating the barriers to specific industrial energy efficiency measures: An exploratory study in small and medium-sized enterprises

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-83

  Cagno, Enrico ^a   Trianni, Andrea ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barriers; Cross cutting technologies; Energy efficiency; Energy efficiency measures; Small and medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENTS;

BARRIERS; BARRIERS TO ENERGY EFFICIENCIES; CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGY; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84905909260     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.06.057     Document Type: Article

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