Innovative solutions targeting improvements in the behavior of energy consumers will be
required to achieve desired efficiency in the use of energy. Among other measures for …

Small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have inherent characteristics, which require
specific solutions for improving the sustainability performance of their operations. The …

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 …

Increasing the scale and speed of energy-saving technological changes requires improving
the information support for the process of managing such changes. This, in turn …

The Swedish iron and steel industry is focused on the production of advanced steel grades
and accounts for about 5% of the country's final energy consumption. Energy efficiency is …

Efficiency improvements such as the adoption of many energy efficiency measures
represent a driver for increasing industrial process performance due to related economic …

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 …

Industrial energy-efficiency programs (IEEPs) are defined as one of the most popular
government policies that aim to reduce energy consumption in industrial energy-intensive …

Abstract The European Energy Efficiency Directive requests the application of high quality
and cost effective energy audits across Europe. The potential of up to 20% of energy savings …

Several studies have investigated the barriers to industrial energy efficiency, but few have
focused on the most effective means (drivers) to promote the adoption of energy-efficient …