Human capital development, attractions of sustainable living standards and renewed
concerns for the planet have redirected city planners to a new frontier: the creation of …

The current industrial context favors the generation of large amounts of data, most of which
still seems to remain unexplored by the majority of enterprises. This paper presents a …

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 …

Small and medium (SME) and large manufacturing industries are two vital contributors of
industrial growth and development of any economy. The importance of both sectors …

This paper introduces financing constraints into a partial equilibrium analysis framework for
heterogeneous enterprises and theoretically reveals the mechanism in how financing …

Measuring energy efficiency performance of equipments, processes and factories is the first
step to effective energy management in production. Thus, enabled energy-related …

In the context of scarce primary resources and rising energy prices, the scientific community
is becoming all the more engrossed in finding innovative solutions liable to increase energy …

Currently UK industrial and manufacturing sectors are facing dual challenges of contributing
to national 80% reduction targets in CO 2 emissions by 2050 (compared to 1990 levels) and …

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 …

Although several research studies have adopted specific energy consumption (SEC) as an
indicator of the progress of improved energy efficiency, publications are scarce on critical …