Energy Management in Manufacturing SMEs in East Midlands: Practices and Challenges - a Deductive Approach

This dissertation empirically researches the factors that impedes and drives the energy efficiency practices implementation by manufacturing SMEs in East Midlands. The analysis is based on data gathered from web-based surveys from associated and non-associated SMEs. Overall, the findings corroborate...

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Main Author: Pinon, Claudia
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46324/
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description This dissertation empirically researches the factors that impedes and drives the energy efficiency practices implementation by manufacturing SMEs in East Midlands. The analysis is based on data gathered from web-based surveys from associated and non-associated SMEs. Overall, the findings corroborate the idea that policy makers need flexibility to adapt energy systems to SMEs different situations if it is pursed to achieve a real development in energy efficiency field. In case of East Midlands manufacturing SMEs, economical barriers and the perception of insufficient incentives seems to hamper energy efficiency development in firms. Hence, investment subsides combined with strong awareness campaigns may significantly decrease financial constraints.
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spelling nottingham-463242018-04-17T15:03:45Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46324/ Energy Management in Manufacturing SMEs in East Midlands: Practices and Challenges - a Deductive Approach Pinon, Claudia This dissertation empirically researches the factors that impedes and drives the energy efficiency practices implementation by manufacturing SMEs in East Midlands. The analysis is based on data gathered from web-based surveys from associated and non-associated SMEs. Overall, the findings corroborate the idea that policy makers need flexibility to adapt energy systems to SMEs different situations if it is pursed to achieve a real development in energy efficiency field. In case of East Midlands manufacturing SMEs, economical barriers and the perception of insufficient incentives seems to hamper energy efficiency development in firms. Hence, investment subsides combined with strong awareness campaigns may significantly decrease financial constraints. 2017-09-14 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46324/1/4244392_DissrtationSubmission.pdf Pinon, Claudia (2017) Energy Management in Manufacturing SMEs in East Midlands: Practices and Challenges - a Deductive Approach. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] Energy management energy efficiency barriers and drivers
spellingShingle Energy management
energy efficiency
barriers and drivers
Pinon, Claudia
Energy Management in Manufacturing SMEs in East Midlands: Practices and Challenges - a Deductive Approach
title Energy Management in Manufacturing SMEs in East Midlands: Practices and Challenges - a Deductive Approach
title_full Energy Management in Manufacturing SMEs in East Midlands: Practices and Challenges - a Deductive Approach
title_fullStr Energy Management in Manufacturing SMEs in East Midlands: Practices and Challenges - a Deductive Approach
title_full_unstemmed Energy Management in Manufacturing SMEs in East Midlands: Practices and Challenges - a Deductive Approach
title_short Energy Management in Manufacturing SMEs in East Midlands: Practices and Challenges - a Deductive Approach
title_sort energy management in manufacturing smes in east midlands: practices and challenges - a deductive approach
topic Energy management
energy efficiency
barriers and drivers
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46324/