According to mainstream thinking, efficiency is a potent tool for conservation — a way to live better while using fewer …, efficiency seems to stimulate the consumption of more resources. This paper surveys the evidence for efficiency backfire and … concludes that efficiency is a general tool for catalyzing technological sprawl. …

, SO2, NOx), along with an eco-efficiency indicator, for which we use the slack-free directional distance functions in the … remarkable. Although the eco-efficiency indicator has improved over the last two decades, it has been during the last decade when …

number of ways. One example is the failure to undertake profitable energy conservation investments. Explanations of this … requirements for energy investments. Suggestions for improving corporate decision-making in this area are proposed. …

to choose a given energy mix, an important aspect to take into account is the efficiency involved to generate it. In this …Over the last few years there have been increasing concerns about the energy mix in many countries. These concerns have … been of greater magnitude for countries with a common energy regulation such as European Union (EU) member states. In order …

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models have been intensively used for measuring efficiency in a variety of contexts … efficiency. In this context, Slacks-Based Measure (SBM) models offer a remarkable alternative, largely due to their ability to … deal with undesirable outputs. Additionally, super-efficiency evaluation in DEA is a useful complementary analysis for …

/power, efficiency, lifespan, cycle life, self-discharge rates, capital energy/power costs, scale, application, technical maturity as …More effective energy production requires a greater penetration of storage technologies. This paper takes a looks at … and compares the landscape of energy storage devices. Solutions across four categories of storage, namely: mechanical …

Lowering the exergy content of heat required for heating purposes decreases the primary energy consumption. District …. Exergetic efficiency of heat distribution is an important performance criterion in heat supply to consumers. It can serve as a … are analyzed. Exergy destructions and exergy losses are studied. Large differences in efficiency of heat supply to …

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 …

rush for efficiency gains. This article, based on the energy sector, shows that the concept helps to identify possible …Improving the efficiency of water use is usually presented as an opportunity for large water savings, particularly in … unintended consequences of increasing efficiency and shows how efficiency gains are shared in society. However, it might be …