Search Results - subject:"COMMERCIAL SECTOR"

Efficacy and adoption of strategies for avian flu control in developing countries

Birol, Ekin; Asare-Marfo, Dorene; Yakhshilikov, Yorbol - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

minimizing risk in the commercial sector. Across public strategies and study countries, experts see surveillance by veterinary …

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Technology data characterizing refrigeration in commercial buildings: Application to end-use forecasting with COMMEND 4.0

Sezgen, O.; Koomey, J.G. - 2009

In the United States, energy consumption is increasing most rapidly in the commercial sector. Consequently, the … commercial sector is becoming an increasingly important target for state and federal energy policies and also for utility …-sponsored demand side management (DSM) programs. The rapid growth in commercial-sector energy consumption also makes it important for …

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Evaluation of commercial lighting programs: A DEEP assessment

Vine, E.L.; Eto, J.; Shown, L.; Sonnenblick, R.; Payne, C. - 2009

In this paper, we present key findings from a Database on Energy Efficiency Programs (DEEP) report on commercial lighting programs. In the DEEP report, which is the first in a series, we examine the measured performance of 20 utility-sponsored, demand-side management (DSM), lighting efficiency...

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Opportunities, Barriers and Actions for Industrial Demand Response in California

McKane, Aimee T.; Piette, Mary Ann; Faulkner, David; … - 2009

review of previous Auto-DR research on the commercial sector. Implementing Auto-DR in industry presents a number of …

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Overview of commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal in the United States

Smith, P. - 2009

Disposal of commercial low-level radioactive waste (LLW) is a critical part of the national infrastructure needed to maintain the health of American businesses, universities, and hospitals. Currently only 19 States (located in the Northwest and Southeast) have access to operating disposal...

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Integrated estimation of commercial sector end-use load shapes and energy use intensities in the PG&E service area

Akbari, H.; Eto, J.; Konopacki, S.; Afzal, A.; … - 2009

This project represents a unique research effort to address the commercial sector end-use energy forecasting data needs … to develop an updated set of commercial sector end-use energy use intensity (EUI) data that has been fully reconciled … information collected in 1986. Second, we developed procedures to translate these results into a consistent set of commercial …

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How can energy-efficient structures compete in an inefficient energy market

Noll, S. - 2009

The only way resources can be efficiently allocated in our market system is if prices of resources, goods, and services properly reflect their true value to society. However, because of (a) imperfections in the pricing mechanisms that currently influence private-sector decision making; (b) the...

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Estimating energy conservation potential in China's commercial sector

Lin, Boqiang; Wang, Ailun - In: Energy 82 (2015) C, pp. 147-156

With low energy intensity and great potential for growth, the commercial sector has become one of the key sectors for … Information Administration) statistical methods, this paper calculates the energy consumption of China's commercial sector from … Product) and urbanization have positive effects on the energy consumption of the commercial sector while labor productivity …

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Energy efficiency standards for residential and commercial equipment: Additional opportunities

Rosenquist, Greg; McNeil, Michael; Iyer, Maithili; … - 2008

a number of commercial sector products. Updated standards will take effect in the next few years for several products …

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A prefeasibility study of energy resource options in Hainan, China

Hill, L.J.; Russell, M.; Barron, W.F.; LaRocco, P.; Shen, Z. - 2008

This study identifies a strategy that (1) provides future energy services for Hainan in the least environmentally degrading way, (2) eliminates the need to build significant amounts of new fossil-fueled, electric generating capacity, saving capital to invest in other development projects, (3)...

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