Poland's transition to a market economy : 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.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Stelson, Thomas E. (Thomas Eugene), 1928-2005.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Energy Conservation.

National Research Council (U.S.). Office of International Affairs.

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Polska Akademia Nauk.

Conference Name:

Joint Workshop of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Sciences on Strategies for Industrial Energy Efficiency and Conservation During the Transition to a Market Economy (1991 : Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power resources.

Electric power--Conservation.

Electric power.

Energy consumption.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""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 STATE�""""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 ECONOMIES�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, ENERGY�""; ""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,�""

Notes:

Committee chair: Thomas E. Stelson.

OCLC:

58596686