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Understanding the energy behavior of households in the mountainous town of Metsovo, Greece 了解希腊梅索沃山区城镇家庭的能源行为

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10258-1

Anastasios Balaskas, Ioanna Karani, Nikolas Katsoulakos, Dimitris Damigos, Dimitris Kaliampakos

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Navigating towards sustainable energy consumption behavior of households in Lahore Division of Pakistan: consumer’s energy conservation preferences as a catalyst for change 巴基斯坦拉合尔地区家庭的可持续能源消费行为：消费者的节能偏好是变革的催化剂

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10259-0

Amber Pervaiz, Asim Iqbal, Farhan Ahmed, Štefan Bojnec

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The environmental performance of zero-emission buildings in a fossil-free energy system 无化石能源系统中零排放建筑的环境性能

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-09-05 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10253-6

Jonas Jonasson, Charlotta Faith-Ell, Inga Carlman, Oskar Englund

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Risk assessment of energy performance contracting in Türkiye utilizing best–worst method 利用最佳-最差法对土耳其能源绩效合同进行风险评估

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-08-31 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10256-3

Ecem Öncü, Sermin Onaygil, Rabia Cin

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Factors Affecting the Consumers’ Energy-Conserving Behaviours on Solar-Plus-Storage (SPS) Systems’ Adoption for Sustainable Electricity Consumption: A Case in Malaysia 影响消费者为实现可持续用电而采用太阳能加蓄能（SPS）系统的节能行为的因素：马来西亚案例

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-08-31 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10251-8

Wan Hasbul Hadi Wan Abdul Halim, Suhaiza Zailani, Mohd Rizaimy Shaharudin, Muhammad Khalilur Rahman

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Optimized load vector regression for load prediction and improvement using trombe walls in household electrical energy consumption 优化负载矢量回归以预测负载，并利用 Trombe 墙改善家庭电能消耗

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-08-27 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10252-7

Soad Abokhamis Mousavi, Mohammadreza Gholami

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Impact of energy price reform on energy intensity in Iranian manufacturing industries 能源价格改革对伊朗制造业能源强度的影响

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10254-5

Reza Zamani, Mohammad Nabi Shahiki Tash, Ali Norouzi, Ramazan Hosseinzadeh

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Analyzing the implementation of predictive control systems and application of stored data in non-residential buildings 分析非住宅建筑中预测控制系统的实施和存储数据的应用

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-08-22 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10249-2

Marjan Savadkoohi, Marcel Macarulla, Blanca Tejedor, Miquel Casals

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Exploring the nuances in citizen willingness-to-invest in renewable energy 探索公民投资可再生能源意愿的细微差别

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10250-9

Evangelia Karasmanaki, Spyridon Galatsidas, Georgios Tsantopoulos

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Optimization of energy consumption in vertical mobility systems of high-rise office buildings: A case study from a developing economy 高层办公楼垂直移动系统的能耗优化：发展中经济体的案例研究

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-08-14 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10246-5

A. C. H. J. Thebuwena, S. M. Samindi M. K. Samarakoon, R. M. Chandima Ratnayake

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