A survey study of energy saving activities of industrial companies in Taicang, China
A survey study of energy saving activities of industrial companies in Taicang, China
复制标题
DOI：
10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.12.030
复制
发表时间：
2012-05
影响因子：
11.1
通讯作者：
Xianbing Liu;Dong-jie Niu;Cun-kuan Bao;Sunhee Suk;T. Shishime
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Xianbing Liu;Dong-jie Niu;Cun-kuan Bao;Sunhee Suk;T. Shishime
本文旨在通过对中国太仓市中小企业（SME）的实证研究来衡量工业节能活动（ESA）并确定其主要决定因素。尽管目前监管薄弱、行业协会支持有限，但受访的中小企业仍表现出较高的预分类ESA参与率。计量经济分析部分证实了分类因素。竞争对手的能源管理水平和内部节能培训对企业参与ESA的程度具有显着的积极影响。研究结果表明，中国政策制定者应逐步将目前针对大型能源消耗企业的监管要求扩大到中小企业。提供经济激励和技术支持对于帮助中小企业更好地实践ESA非常重要。
This paper seeks to measure industrial energy saving activities (ESAs) and identify their major determinant factors by an empirical study of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Taicang city, China. The surveyed SMEs indicate high participation ratios of pre-classified ESAs even with weak regulation and limited support from industrial associations at present. The classified factors are partly confirmed by the econometric analysis. The energy management level of competitors and internal training on energy saving have significant and positive influences on a company’s involvement level of ESAs. The findings suggest that Chinese policy makers should gradually expand the regulative requirements currently focusing on the large energy-consuming companies to SMEs. Providing economic incentives and technical support are important for assisting the SMEs in better practice of ESAs.