Prospects and barriers for Russia's emerging ESCO market

International Journal of Energy Sector Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 113-150

  Garbuzova Schlifter, Maria ^a   Madlener, Reinhard ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy; Energy efficiency; Energy industry; Energy Performance Contracting; Energy Service Company; Energy service providing company; EPC; ESCO; ESPC; Financing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986106890     PISSN: 17506220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506221311316506     Document Type: Article

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