Research on energy efficiency evaluation based on indicators for industry sectors in China

Applied Energy

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 550-562

  Song, Chenxi ^a   Li, Mingjia ^a   Wen, Zhexi ^a   He, Ya Ling ^a   Tao, Wen Quan ^a   Li, Yangzhe ^b   Wei, Xiangyang ^b   Yin, Xiaolan ^b   Huang, Xing ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b National Development and Reform Commission   (China)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency indicators system (EEI system); Hierarchical Indicator Comparison (HIC) method; Plant level; Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) industry

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PURIFICATION;

CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY EVALUATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDICATOR; INDICATOR COMPARISONS; INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION; MULTIPLE INDICATORS; PLANT-LEVEL; PURIFIED TEREPHTHALIC ACID;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ORGANIC ACID; PURIFICATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84918802904     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.08.049     Document Type: Article

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