Capturing energy efficiency in European iron and steel production—comparing specific energy consumption and Malmquist productivity index

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 955-972

  Morfeldt, Johannes ^a   Silveira, Semida ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Energy efficiency; Iron and steel production; Malmquist productivity index; Policy evaluation; SEC; Specific energy consumption

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; STEELMAKING;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTIONS; MALMQUIST PRODUCTIVITY INDEX; POLICY EVALUATION; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SWEDISH STEEL INDUSTRY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84920709109     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-014-9264-8     Document Type: Article

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