Composite Index for Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Industrial Sector:Sub-Sectoral Comparison
Environmental and Sustainability Indicators 2020
Kristiāna Dolge, Anna Kubule, Dagnija Blumberga

The study investigates energy efficiency performance across 18 main industrial sub-sectors of Latvia in 2017. Acomposite index methodology was applied to develop energy efficiency index (EEI) that consists of 12 differentexplanatory indicators grouped in three main dimensions of energy efficiency–economic, technical, and envi-ronmental. The obtained results highlighted various opportunities for energy efficiency improvement in all thesectors of Latvian manufacturing industry. The results indicate that there is large potential for energy efficiencyimprovements in energy intensive sectors such as wood and non-metallic mineral manufacturing. The funda-mental issues for each sector could be recognized and addressed to the policy makers.


Keywords
Energy efficiency; Composite index; Performance indicators; Industry; Sectoral heterogeneity
DOI
10.1016/j.indic.2020.100062
Hyperlink
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972720300441?via%3Dihub

Dolge, K., Kubule, A., Blumberga, D. Composite Index for Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Industrial Sector:Sub-Sectoral Comparison. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 2020, Vol. 8, Article number 100062. ISSN 2665-9727. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.indic.2020.100062

Publication language
English (en)
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