Analysis of the Ecuadorian energy audit practices: A review of energy efficiency promotion

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue , 2016, Pages 289-296

  Moya, Diego ^a   Torres, Roberto ^a   Stegen, Sascha ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecuador; Electrical energy consumption; Energy audit; Energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

AUDIT PRACTICES; CLEANER ENERGIES; ECUADOR; ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY AUDIT; ENERGY AUDITING; ENERGY MATRIX; LOCAL INSTITUTIONS; NATIONAL PROGRAMME; NATIONAL-POLICY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84966457230     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.04.052     Document Type: Review

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