A Methodology to Characterize Energy Consumption in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises at National Level in European Countries

Carlos Herce; Enrico Biele; Marcello Salvio; Claudia Toro; Gabriele Brandl; Petra Lackner; Stefan Reuter

doi:10.1007/s10098-023-02606-z

A Methodology to Characterize Energy Consumption in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises at National Level in European Countries

Carlos Herce
, Enrico Biele
, Marcello Salvio
, Claudia Toro
, Gabriele Brandl
, Petra Lackner
, Stefan Reuter

Integrated Energy Systems

Österreichische Energieagentur

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Abstract

The aim of this work is to present a methodology for the energy consumption characterization of European SMEs at national level. The proposed methodology, based on the combination of ofcial national energy statistics and energy consumption data according to the European Energy Efficiency Directive Article 8, has been developed and applied to Italy and Austria.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	93-108
Number of pages	16
Journal	Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
Volume	26
Early online date	Oct 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-023-02606-z
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 2023

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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Former Research Field - Integrated Energy Systems

Keywords

Energy efficiency
Energy audits
small and medium-sized enterprises; SMEs; innovation strategies;
Energy characterization
Energy efficiency directive
Energy policy

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