The analysis addresses the issues of how businesses interact in the light of continuous maturation of business-to-business e-commerce. The development of cheaper and more standardised information and communication technologies (ICTs) extends and deepens electronic networks, which may lead to...

The paper first outlines the challenges the global energy system is facing. It then summarises the present knowledge of energy efficient solutions in all energy using sectors from primary energy to useful energy and, more importantly, from useful energy to energy services (material efficiency...