UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney) · 2008 · 16 citations · 0 references
Natural ResourcesEconomicsIndustrial EngineeringEnergy EconomicsEnergy ManagementEnergy SystemsEnergy ConservationEnergy Demand ForecastingEnergy Efficiency RequirementsEnergy IncentivesEnergy Performance IndicatorsIndustrial Energy PolicyEnergy Intensity MeasurementEnergy Use IntensityEnergy-intensive IndustryIndustrial Energy ConsumptionIndustrial Energy Intensity
The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism commissioned ABARE to undertake a study investigating energy intensity trends in Australian industry. The analysis was conducted at the national level for different energy consuming industrial and services sectors over the period 1989- 90 to 2005-06. The analysis covers five major sectors of Australian industry including manufacturing, services, agriculture, mining and construction. For the manufacturing and services sectors, the analysis is also undertaken at the subsectoral level. The objective of this study is to distinguish between different factors affecting the amount of energy consumed. This is done by using a `factorisation technique, a method that decomposes a change in energy use over time into an activity effect, a structural effect and a real intensity effect.