Technology of energy production in cement manufacture

Thesis/Dissertation · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6999794

Capone, Jr, C A

This is a study of how the sixth most energy intensive manufacturing industry in the United States economy adjusted to price shocks of the early 1970s. The level of production examined here is that of the transformation of fuel and electric power inputs into Btu's of energy for cement manufacture. The industry is disaggregated to the regional level for an empirical estimation of factor demand equations for the period 1973-1981. The translog input demand model developed includes three specific indexes of technical change, two time-related dummy variables, and a measure of output. An additional model is developed to estimate price-induced motivation for technical change. Basic results of the study include the discovery of predominantly autonomous motivations for technical change, a nonconcavity in the energy cost function brought about by Environmental protection Agency regulation/constraints, significant substitution possibilities among types of fuels, and a complementary relationship between electricity and natural gas.

• Research Organization: Virginia Univ., Charlottesville (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6999794
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320301* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Energy Sources
BUILDING MATERIALS
CEMENTS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EXPENSES
ENERGY MODELS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
MANUFACTURING
MATERIALS
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION