This paper extends prior research on energy inefficiency in China by utilizing a unique shadow price framework … allocation in 30 Chinese provinces. We estimate the shadow price for energy input using the framework of production, and use the … ratio of the shadow price to the market price to describe energy utilization. Using Chinese provincial-level data from 1998 …

This article presents an analysis of the relationship between building energy usage and building control system … operation and performance. A method is presented for estimating the energy saving potential of improvements in building and … subjective assessment of the level of energy efficient design and the energy usage of the building relative to similar buildings …

Electric and natural gas are the two major sources of energy for residents of Washington State. Several states have … are susceptible to wastes and emissions originating from the consumption of energy. The impact of these wastes could be … facilitate the identification of the least-cost mixes of resources in the delivery of energy to their customers over a long …

Buildings are an essential driver of current and future energy consumption and associated emissions with large energy …-choice logit model empirically determines whether Spanish households that indicated to be concerned with the environment, or show … decisions. Results suggest that pro-environmental attitudes indeed have positive effects on energy consumption habits and low …

many years of experience in implementing renewable energy (RE) projects as a way to combating peripheral poverty and … renewable energy technology and products. The present paper aims at giving an overview of integrated longer term energy planning …

Energy represents a major sustainable-development challenge for Canada. In the short term, labour shortages and … infrastructure bottlenecks are likely to hinder energy developments and need to be addressed. In addition, provincial fiscal … corresponding systems abroad. Finally, effective and efficient systems of regulation and taxation are essential to facilitate the …

for a cleaner energy mix. Furthermore, additional production will soon come on stream, and there is a reasonable chance of … longstanding due to sluggish reform away from monopoly provision by the state-owned incumbent. As elsewhere, energy use has …, which relies primarily on energy-efficiency measures and an increase in the share of renewable-electricity product. This …