Barriers, drivers and decision-making process for industrial energy efficiency: A broad study among manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises

Applied Energy

Volumn 162, Issue , 2016, Pages 1537-1551

  Trianni, Andrea ^a   Cagno, Enrico ^a   Farné, Stefano ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barriers; Decision making; Drivers; Industrial energy efficiency; Small and medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS; TRUCK DRIVERS;

BARRIERS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION; INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISE; VOCATIONAL TRAINING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BARRIER (EQUIPMENT); COMPETITIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; MANUFACTURING; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 84926375569     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.02.078     Document Type: Article

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