Highlights on energy efficiency improvements: a case of a small brewery

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 138, Issue , 2016, Pages 275-286

  Kubule, Anna ^a   Zogla, Liga ^a   Ikaunieks, Janis ^a   Rosa, Marika ^a  

^a RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Energy intensity; Energy monitoring; Heat losses; Small brewery

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT LOSSES; HEATING; MONITORING; PACKAGING;

ELECTRICITY MONITORING; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION DATUM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY INTENSITY; ENERGY MONITORING; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84962159437     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.131     Document Type: Article

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