Poland's transition to a market economy [[electronic resource] ] : prospects for energy efficiency and conservation / / proceedings of the Joint Workshop of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Science on Strategies for Industrial Energy Efficiency and Conservation During the Transition to a Market Economy, Committee on Energy Conservation, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.7909438
• Soggetto topico: Power resources; Electric power - Conservation; Energy consumption
• Altri autori: StelsonThomas E <1928-2005.> (Thomas Eugene)
• Note generali: Committee chair: Thomas E. Stelson.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Poland's Transition to a Market Economy: Prospects for Energy Efficiency and Conservation""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""POLAND'S TRANSITION TO A MARKET ECONOMY: PROSPECTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION""; ""PART I: ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION POLICY""; ""INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRIAL ENERGY PRODUCTION DELIVERY AND CONSUMPTION IN POLAND""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR POLISH ENERGY POLICY""; ""2. STRUCTURE OF CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR ENERGY POLICY""; ""3. FUTURE CHALLENGES"" ; ""STRATEGIES FOR INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION POLICY: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AT STATEâ€?""""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION - POLAND'S ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION""; ""2. GOVERNMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY""; ""Policy Goals""; ""Implementation of Policies""; ""3. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY: RELATIONSHIPS AMONG GOVERNMENT, UNIVERSITIES, PRIVATE INDUSTRY, AND CONSUM ...""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. ENERGY POLICY AND INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY""; ""3. UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS"" ; ""4. CURRENT DIFFICULTIES DURING THE ECONOMIC TRANSITION""""ENERGY ECONOMIESâ€?ROLE OF PRICES AND FEES IN POLAND""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. THE ROLE OF PRICES DURING ECONOMIC TRANSITION""; ""2. RESTRUCTURING THE ENERGY SECTOR""; ""3. CONCLUSIONS""; ""ENERGY FOR PEOPLE: REALISTIC PROSPECTS FOR DRAMATIC INCREASES IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY""; ""1. INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY FOR PEOPLE""; ""2. THE POTENTIAL FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY""; ""3. PRACTICAL PROSPECTS FOR ACHIEVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY POTENTIALS""; ""4. POLICY DIRECTIONS THAT CAN PRODUCE THE MOST SAVINGS"" ; ""Building, Appliance, and Vehicle Efficiency Standards""""Graduated Incentives for Efficiency""; ""The Development of Appropriate Physical and Institutional Infrastructure""; ""TRANSPORTATION SECTOR""; ""UTILITY PROFIT INCENTIVES""; ""RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON ENERGY POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY""; ""ENERGY PRICING""; ""5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""PART II: EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY""; ""EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR SUSTAINABLE UPPER SILESIA DEVELOPMENT""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. ENERGY DEMANDS IN KATOWICE VOIVODSHIP"" ; ""3. DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN KATOWICE REGION""""4. EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF ENERGY""; ""5. CONCLUSIONS""; ""PART III: INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY MANAGEMENT""; ""INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY STRATEGIES: INTEGRATING THE GOALS OF INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS, ENERGYâ€?""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. MAIN FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY""; ""The thermodynamic imperfection of production processes""; ""Insufficient utilization of waste energy"" ; ""Insufficient efficiency of the consumers of final useful energy (cars, electric lamps, TV receivers,â€?""
• Titolo autorizzato: Poland's transition to a market economy
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819027403321
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