The role of energy quality in shaping long-term energy intensity in Europe

Energies

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 133-153

  Gentvilaite, Ruta ^a   Kander, Astrid ^a   Warde, Paul ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy intensity; Energy prices; Energy quality; England; Europe; Sweden

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES;

ENERGY INTENSITY; ENERGY PRICES; ENERGY QUALITY; ENGLAND; EUROPE; SWEDEN;

COSTS;

EID: 84921778278     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en8010133     Document Type: Article

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