The UK market for energy service contracts in 2014–2015

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1405-1420

  Nolden, Colin ^a   Sorrell, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy performance contracts; ESCOs; Intermediaries; Procurement frameworks

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMMERCE; MAINTENANCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS; ESCOS; INTERMEDIARIES; LOW CARBON ECONOMY; POLICY INITIATIVES; PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORKS; SPLIT INCENTIVES; TRANSACTION COST;

CONTRACTS;

CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY MARKET; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; TRANSACTION COST;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84958754582     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-016-9430-2     Document Type: Article

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