A novel approach for barriers to industrial energy efficiency

E Cagno, E Worrell, A Trianni, G Pugliese - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2013 - Elsevier
A critical review of the literature highlighted the need for a new taxonomy encompassing the
most relevant barriers stemmed from previous studies, and accounting for interactions and …

Making demand side response happen: A review of barriers in commercial and public organisations

CA Cardoso, J Torriti, M Lorincz - Energy Research & Social Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The decarbonisation of electricity systems and the associated increase in variable
generation sources requires an increase in power system flexibility. Demand side response …

Barriers, drivers and decision-making process for industrial energy efficiency: A broad study among manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises

A Trianni, E Cagno, S Farné - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy efficiency has been recognized as a primary means to increase the competitiveness
of the industrial sector, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in …

Adoption of energy-efficiency measures in SMEs—An empirical analysis based on energy audit data from Germany

T Fleiter, J Schleich, P Ravivanpong - Energy policy, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper empirically investigates factors driving the adoption of energy-efficiency
measures by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Our analyses are based on cross …

Developing a roadmap to overcome barriers to energy efficiency in buildings using best worst method

P Gupta, S Anand, H Gupta - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2017 - Elsevier
The rise in consumption of energy has led to the increased demand for energy. The
contributing factors for energy consumption are industrialization and development. Both are …

Energy management: A key driver of energy-efficiency investment?

C Cooremans, A Schönenberger - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Investments in energy efficiency often remain undecided upon and there is a large potential
for enhancing energy efficiency in the industrial and commercial sectors. Within this context …

Is energy efficiency a robust driver for the new normal development model? A Granger causality analysis

M Panait, SA Apostu, V Vasile, R Vasile - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The article analyzes the causal relationship between energy efficiency, calculated as a ratio
between GDP/capita and PPP and CO2 emissions (tons/capita), and a range of economic …

Evaluating the barriers to specific industrial energy efficiency measures: an exploratory study in small and medium-sized enterprises

E Cagno, A Trianni - Journal of cleaner Production, 2014 - Elsevier
Industrial energy efficiency has raised to the top of European energy policy agenda, and
particular efforts should be placed to tackle the barriers to energy efficiency of small and non …

How important are perceived barriers and drivers versus other contextual factors for the adoption of energy efficiency measures: An empirical investigation in …

N Hrovatin, E Cagno, J Dolšak, J Zorić - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines determinants of adoption of energy-efficiency measures (EEMs) in
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector, where the energy …

Motivating towards energy efficiency in small and medium enterprises

J Henriques, J Catarino - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Elsevier
Industry is responsible for about 50% of world energy consumption and therefore for a big
impact concerning greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. An important strategy to …