Exploring the psychological mechanism underlying the relationship between organizational interventions and employees’ energy-saving behaviors

Energy Policy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 112411
Author(s):  
Chengyang Xie ◽  
Hongxing Ding ◽  
Huan Zhang ◽  
Jingfeng Yuan ◽  
Shu Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Organizational Interventions ◽  
Psychological Mechanism ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals EFFICIENCY OF PLANT IRRADIATION IN PROTECTED GROUND STRUCTURES

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 100-105
Author(s):  
R.R. Galiullin ◽  
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R.S. Aipov ◽  
R.B. Yarullin ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Growth Phase ◽  
Stem Growth ◽  
Analytic Expression ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ground Structures ◽  
Led Irradiation ◽  
Irradiation Facilities

The advantage of LED lamps over conventional means of plant irradiation is described. An analytic expression is proposed to determine the relationship between LED lamp characteristics and plant parameters such as the stem growth and biomass. The formula also identifies the plant growth phase, which is crucial in development of automated energy-saving LED irradiation facilities for greenhouses.

scholarly journals Analysis and Forecasting of the Energy Consumption in Wastewater Treatment Plant

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZhenHua Li ◽  
ZhiHong Zou ◽  
LiPing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Rbf Neural Network ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Fuzzy Clustering Method ◽  
Complete Set ◽  
The Relationship

Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is the energy-intensive industries. Energy is consumed at every stage of wastewater treatment. It is the main contributor to the costs of WWTP. Analysis and forecasting of energy consumption are critical to energy-saving. Many factors influence energy consumption. The relationship between energy consumption and wastewater is complex and challenging to identify. This article employed the fuzzy clustering method to categorize the sample data of WWTP and analyzed the relationship between energy consumption and the influence factors in different categories. The study found that energy efficiency in various categories was changed and the same influence factors in different types had different influence intensity. The Radial Basis Function (RBF) neural network was used to forecast energy consumption. The data from the complete set and categories was adopted to train and test the model. The results show that the RBF model using the date from the subset has better performance than the multivariable linear regression (MLR) model. The results of this study provided an essential theoretical basis for energy-saving in WWTP.

Fit perceptions, work engagement, satisfaction and commitment

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 401-414
Author(s):  
Bruce Rayton ◽  
Zeynep Y. Yalabik ◽  
Andriana Rapti
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Employee Attitudes ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Interventions ◽  
Units Of Analysis ◽  
Time Lagged ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Waves

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between fit (organization and job) perceptions and work engagement (WE). Design/methodology/approach The authors deployed a two-wave survey among 377 clerical employees of the specialist lending division of a large UK bank, with the waves separated by 12 months. Findings The results show a positive relationship between person organization (PO) and person job (PJ) fit perceptions (at Time 1) and WE (at Time 2). Job satisfaction (JS) and affective commitment (AC) dual-mediate these relationships. The effect of PO fit on WE manifests primarily via AC, while the effect of PJ fit manifests primarily via JS. Practical implications The study indicates that organizations should consider the fit of employees to their jobs and the organization when designing interventions intended to increase WE. Also, potential synergies exist between organizational interventions designed to influence employee attitudes focused on similar units of analysis: e.g., PJ fit with JS or PO fit with AC. Originality/value This study provides the first investigation of the dual-mediation, via JS and AC, of the effects of both PJ and PO fit on WE. Furthermore, the use of a time-lagged design strengthens the evidence for the novel hypotheses of this study and enables verification of findings in the extant literature.

VOCs Recovery Energy-Saving Efficiency Decision and Case Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 805-806 ◽  
pp. 580-586
Author(s):  
Xuan Ya Wang ◽  
Yao Bing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Emission Standard ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Recovery Unit ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Volatile Organic Chemicals ◽  
Emission Limits ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Socioeconomic Benefits

Promote VOCs (volatile organic chemicals) and re-use recovered oil as secondary energy can reduce environmental pollution meantime bring lots of energy-saving and socioeconomic benefits. Related data shows that install VOCs recovery unit (VRU) can produce large quantity of energy-saving efficiency. However, China currently has no related energy-saving efficiency evaluation methods, which makes barriers for promoting VOCs technology. This paper lists the key elements that response for VRU energy-saving efficiency, provide computational formulas which focus on VRU recovery benefits, take a case study for example and calculation the energy-saving benefit that VRU can bring. From the data comparison analyzes the relationship between VRU recovery rate, emission limits and energy consumption. At very end of this paper, some suggestion for better setting emission standard also is given.

scholarly journals SMEs’ External Technology R&D Cooperation Network Diversity and Their Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Energy Saving: A Moderated Mediation Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Hau
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Ghg Emission ◽  
Production Time ◽  
Network Diversity ◽  
Cooperation Network ◽  
Time Reduction ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this research is to empirically reveal the effect of external technology R&D cooperation network diversity (ETRDCND) on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and energy saving of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Besides this, this study aims at analyzing the roles of production time reduction and absorptive capacity in the relationship between SMEs’ ETRDCND and their GHG emission reduction and energy saving. GHG emission and energy usage have been playing a crucial role in aggravating global warming. Global warming results in big problems such as worldwide unusual weather and health disorders. SMEs play a substantial role in the industrial growth of the global economy, which increases GHG emission and energy consumption. By performing the ordinary least squares regression with the data of 3300 South Korean SMEs, this research reveals four points. First, ETRDCND positively influences SMEs’ GHG emission reduction and energy saving. Second, production time reduction perfectly mediates the relationship between SMEs’ ETRDCND and their GHG emission reduction and energy saving. Third, the mediating role of production time reduction in this relationship is moderated by SMEs’ absorptive capacity. Fourth, ETRDCND significantly influences SMEs’ GHG emission reduction and their energy saving only if SMEs possess their own absorptive capacity.

Key prescriptive parameters analysis of the new china building energy code based on saving to investment ratio methodology

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shicong Zhang ◽  
Yiqiang Jiang ◽  
Wei Xu ◽  
Zongjiang Liu ◽  
Deyu Sun
Keyword(s):  
Incremental Cost ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Coefficient Of Performance ◽  
Investment Ratio ◽  
Building Model ◽  
U Value ◽  
Parameters Analysis ◽  
Building Energy Saving ◽  
The Relationship

In this paper, a saving to investment ratio (SIR) method was used to determine the key prescriptive parameters for upgrading the building energy code with different energy reduction ratio requirements, including the U value of walls, roofs and windows; as well as a consideration of the efficiency of boilers and coefficient of performance of water chillers. An economic model for single typical energy saving technologies was established and the relationship between the incremental cost and the payback period of the different technologies was analysed; then the baseline building model was optimized by these measures in descending order according to the SIR methodology. The model method (SIR) was then applied to case studies in four climate regions of China. A large office reference building situated in Harbin, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in climate zones from north to south of China was analysed as examples to showcase the relationship between the building energy saving ratio and the incremental cost. The key prescriptive parameter requirements of walls, roofs, windows, chillers and boilers with 5% and 10% energy saving ratios were defined separately for these buildings.

Energy-Saving System Analysis about the Exterior Building Enclosures of Wenyuan Building

2010 ◽  
Vol 163-167 ◽  
pp. 376-386
Author(s):  
Qian Feng
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Building Enclosures ◽  
Building Conservation ◽  
The Relationship

Energy conservation in Building is becoming the most important topic for energy conservation and environmental conservation. In order to explain the relationship between building exterior-protected construction and energy conservation .We choose Wenyuan Building as an example, using DOE program and Air-Pak software to study, to prove the importance of exterior-protected construction to building conservation.

The Dynamic Relationship between Economic Development and Energy Consumption: Evidence from China

2011 ◽  
Vol 347-353 ◽  
pp. 3215-3218
Author(s):  
Hua Xin Zhang ◽  
Hai Ying Liu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Cointegration Test ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Main Factor

The traditional opinions regard energy as the main factor for the economic development, but not the key one, because there are different conclusions from the practical researches on the relationship between the energy consumption and economic development. The article utilizes the Granger casual test and Cointegration test to analyze the dynamic relationship between energy consumption and economic development in China. Based on our conclusion that economic development relies on energy consumption, some suggestions are given for energy saving and development in the long-term.

scholarly journals Daily torpor in mice: high foraging costs trigger energy-saving hypothermia

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin A. Schubert ◽  
Ate S. Boerema ◽  
Lobke M. Vaanholt ◽  
Sietse F. de Boer ◽  
Arjen M. Strijkstra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Active Phase ◽  
Daily Torpor ◽  
Cost Controls ◽  
Cost Treatment ◽  
Phase Temperature ◽  
Save Energy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Temperature Responses

Many animal species employ natural hypothermia in seasonal (hibernation) and daily (torpor) strategies to save energy. Facultative daily torpor is a typical response to fluctuations in food availability, but the relationship between environmental quality, foraging behaviour and torpor responses is poorly understood. We studied body temperature responses of outbred ICR (CD-1) mice exposed to different food reward schedules, simulating variation in habitat quality. Our main comparison was between female mice exposed to low foraging-cost environments and high-cost environments. As controls, we pair-fed a group of inactive animals (no-cost treatment) the same amount of pellets as high-cost animals. Mice faced with high foraging costs were more likely to employ torpor than mice exposed to low foraging costs, or no-cost controls (100% versus 40% and 33% of animals, respectively). While resting-phase temperature showed a non-significant decrease in high-cost animals, torpor was not associated with depressions in active-phase body temperature. These results demonstrate (i) that mice show daily torpor in response to poor foraging conditions; (ii) that torpor incidence is not attributable to food restriction alone; and (iii) that high levels of nocturnal activity do not preclude the use of daily torpor as an energy-saving strategy. The finding that daily torpor is not restricted to conditions of severe starvation puts torpor in mice in a more fundamental ecological context.

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