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The long-run effect of financial development on carbon emissions in Kazakhstan 金融发展对哈萨克斯坦碳排放的长期影响

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10201-4

Shahriyar Mukhtarov, Rıdvan Karacan, Sugra Humbatova

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Smart home technology adoption in Denmark: Diffusion, social differences, and energy consumption 丹麦智能家居技术的采用情况：普及、社会差异和能源消耗

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10202-3

Anders Rhiger Hansen, Gianluca Trotta, Kirsten Gram-Hanssen

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Reducing hot water consumption through real-time feedback and social comparison using persuasive technologies: evidence from a Swiss energy-efficient district 利用说服技术通过实时反馈和社会比较减少热水消耗：来自瑞士节能地区的证据

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-02-26 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10199-9

Uros Tomic, Bernadette Sütterlin, Evelyn Lobsiger-Kägi, Reto Marek, Curdin Derungs, Ernst Sandmeier

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Power-to-X strategies for Smart Energy Regions: a vision for green hydrogen valleys 智能能源区的电力到 X 战略：绿色氢谷的愿景

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-02-21 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10194-0

Vittoria Battaglia, Laura Vanoli

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Energy recovery and waste valorization in a frozen food processing facility: a case study from Lazio, Italy 冷冻食品加工厂的能源回收和废物利用：意大利拉齐奥案例研究

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-02-19 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10193-1

Simona Di Fraia, Armando Di Meglio, Nicola Massarotti, Laura Vanoli, Riccardo Bentivoglio, Valerio Volpecina

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Households’ energy burden during the 2022 crisis: a policy impact assessment in a Southern European country 2022 年危机期间的家庭能源负担：一个南欧国家的政策影响评估

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10192-2

Roberto Barrella

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Regional regime-switching behavior of China’s carbon price during regional and nationwide emissions trading scheme pilots 中国碳价格在区域和全国排放权交易试点期间的区域制度转换行为

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10191-3

Kai Chang, Zesheng Li, Boyang Li

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A modular framework for a dynamic residential building stock model with energy retrofit forecasts 具有能源改造预测功能的动态住宅建筑群模型模块框架

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10189-x

Dennis Aldenhoff, Björn-Martin Kurzrock

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Life cycle energy of AAC masonry infilled residential building in India 印度 AAC 砌体填充住宅建筑的生命周期能耗

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-01-25 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10188-y

Nikhil P. Zade, Pradip Sarkar, Robin Davis

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Impact of energy efficiency information on homebuying searches: evidence from a visual choice experiment in the USA 能效信息对购房搜索的影响：来自美国视觉选择实验的证据

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2024-01-23 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10187-z

Steven A. Conrad, Reuven Sussman, Christine Kormos, Celine Park, Emma Cooper

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