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Check-Testing of Manufacturer Self Reported Labeling Data& Compliance with MEPS
Zhou, Nan; Zhou, Nan; Zheng, Nina; Fridley, David; … - 2008
China first adopted minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) in 1989. Today, there are standards for a wide range of … domestic, commercial and selected industrial equipment. In 1999, China launched a voluntary endorsement label, which has grown … to cover over 40 products including water-saving products. Further, in 2005, China started a mandatory energy information …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435536
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A prefeasibility study of energy resource options in Hainan, China
Hill, L.J.; Russell, M.; Barron, W.F.; LaRocco, P.; Shen, Z. - 2008
This study identifies a strategy that (1) provides future energy services for Hainan in the least environmentally degrading way, (2) eliminates the need to build significant amounts of new fossil-fueled, electric generating capacity, saving capital to invest in other development projects, (3)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435877
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A prefeasibility study of energy resource options in Hainan, China
Hill, L.J.; Russell, M.; Barron, W.F.; LaRocco, P.; Shen, Z. - 2008
This study identifies a strategy that (1) provides future energy services for Hainan in the least environmentally degrading way, (2) eliminates the need to build significant amounts of new fossil-fueled, electric generating capacity, saving capital to invest in other development projects, (3)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436245
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Decision-making in relation to climate and climate change in the People's Republic of China : from adaptation to sea-level rise to destination choice in Chinese tourism
Lau, Maren Anja - 2006
’s Republic of China – an assessment of structural impacts on decision-making processes3.1 Introduction3.2 The Chinese coast3 … approaches in China 3.7 Conclusion – Is Chinese CZM constrained by structural impacts?Chapter 4: adaptation to sea-level rise in … the People’s Republic of China – assessing the institutional dimension of alternative organisational frameworks4 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009449675
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Changing Diets in China's Cities: Empirical Fact or Urban Legend?
Fuller, Frank H.; Dong, Fengxia - 2006
China’'s economic reforms, which began in 1978, resulted in remarkable income growth, and urban Chinese consumers have … China. Both parametric and nonparametric methods are used to test for structural change in aggregate household data from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443092
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Xtending Likages Between Organizational Analysis and Social Structure: A Case Study of the Celebrity-Construction of a Chinese Marketplace
Jacobs, Mark - 2009
This paper examines the emergence of firm-celebrity, both an intangible-asset, and a facilitator of competitive advantage. Institutional approaches have asserted that organizations from the same organizational field and characterized by comparable structural positions face similar structural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477384
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New analysis techniques for estimating impacts of federal appliance efficiency standards
McMahon, James E. - 2008
Impacts of U.S. appliance and equipment standards have been described previously. Since 2000, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has updated standards for clothes washers, water heaters, and residential central air conditioners and heat pumps. A revised estimate of the aggregate impacts of all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435423
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Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport utilities metering, Phase 1
Carroll, D.M. - 2008
Pacific Northwest Laboratory developed this report for the US Navy's Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Rhode Island (NUWC). The purpose of the report was to review options for metering electricity and steam used in the NUWC compound, and to make recommendations to NUWC for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435469
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Evaluation of resource impact factors versus social cost estimates in determining building energy performance standard levels
Nieves, L.A.; Nesse, R.J.; Adams, R.C.; McDonald, C.L. - 2011
In order to increase the welfare of society through the implementation of a building energy-performance standard, a method is required by which the least-cost means of obtaining the desired space conditioning of a building can be estimated. In other words, a life-cycle cost model must be...
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Estimation of the social costs of natural gas
Nieves, L.A.; Lemon, J.R. - 2011
This study determines the extent to which it is possible to develop monetary estimates of the marginal social cost of fuels, using natural gas to test a methodology that could be applied to other fuels. This requires review of previous estimates of both market and nonmarket costs to the extent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435496