DocumentCode
2423999
Title
Energy Service Companies in Portugal and throughout the world
Author
Soares, Isabel Maria Ferro Ferreira Couto ; Barbosa, Fernando Pires Maciel
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng., Univ. of Porto, Porto, Portugal
fYear
2012
fDate
21-22 May 2012
Firstpage
251
Lastpage
255
Abstract
Climate change has arrived: deep, at a global level and sometimes catastrophic. Experts blame the greenhouse gas effect, boosted by the combustion of fossil fuels, which releases these dangerous gases. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the importance of energy efficiency on fighting climate change and how it has been used throughout the world, particularly by Energy Services Companies, also known as ESCOs.
Keywords
air pollution control; climate mitigation; energy conservation; ESCO; Portugal; climate change; energy efficiency; energy service company; fossil fuel combustion; greenhouse gas effect; Buildings; Companies; Contracts; Energy efficiency; Energy measurement; Europe; Government; ESCO; Energy Efficiency; Energy Performance Contract; Energy Service Companies;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
ELEKTRO, 2012
Conference_Location
Rajeck Teplice
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1180-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ELEKTRO.2012.6225648
Filename
6225648
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