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Energy use and End-use Technologies: Organizational and Energy Analysis in Italian Hospitals

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  • Alfonso Marino

    (Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli -Via Roma, Italy,)

  • Paolo Pariso

    (Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli -Via Roma, Italy,)

  • Michele Picariello

    (Department of Engineering, University of Naples Federico II -Via Claudio, Naples, Italy.)

Abstract

The paper aims to evaluate the possible sustainable management of energy, within the 1062 Italian hospitals. The hospital is the only public building that operates continuously throughout the year. It is a 24-hour facility. Although the theme has been treated in the literature, there is no empirical evidence concerning the same country of the European Union to the number of structures analyzed and energy consumption. Furthermore, Italy is a country heavily dependent on sources of energy supply. The methodological approach has been that of a joint evaluation both of organizational types that is energetic. In the discussion, possible solutions emerge, operational interventions, to make the energy management of hospitals, more efficient. The role of the energy manager and the presence of structures dedicated to energy management emerge as the main bottlenecks for achieving better energy efficiency

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  • Alfonso Marino & Paolo Pariso & Michele Picariello, 2023. "Energy use and End-use Technologies: Organizational and Energy Analysis in Italian Hospitals," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 13(3), pages 36-45, May.
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    Energy Policy; Digital Technologies; Management; Health;
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    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives

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