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Research Interests for Gale A. Boyd

Research Interests: Energy & Environment, Production Efficiency, Micro-data, index number decomposition

Gale Boyd’s research interests pertain to production efficiency, micro-data, index number decomposition, and energy in relation to the environment. His studies have also focused on energy markets, developing industry, voluntary environmental programs, and emissions trading. In his recent studies, he analyzes his subjects through microeconomic modeling and proceeds to develop specific energy efficiency benchmarking tools. He has published his papers in numerous leading academic journals and volumes, from The Energy Journal and the Annual Review of Energy and Resources to the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Industrial Ecology. His writings include such titles as, “Estimating Plant Level Manufacturing Energy Efficiency with Stochastic Frontier Regression,” “Modeling Industrial Energy Consumption,” and “Advances in Energy Forecasting Models based on Engineering-Economics.” Dr. Boyd’s current projects involve the investigation of energy efficiency benchmarking tools for use in the EPA Energy Star voluntary energy efficiency program.

Keywords:
energy, productivity, efficiency, environment, frontier
Current projects:
Developing industry specific energy efficiency benchmarking tools for use in the EPA Energy Star voluntary energy efficiency program
Areas of Interest:

energy markets
emission trading
voluntary environmental programs
climate change

Recent Publications
  1. Browning, M; McFarland, J; Bistline, J; Boyd, G; Muratori, M; Binsted, M; Harris, C; Mai, T; Blanford, G; Edmonds, J; Fawcett, AA; Kaplan, O; Weyant, J, Net-zero CO2 by 2050 scenarios for the United States in the Energy Modeling Forum 37 study, Energy and Climate Change, vol. 4 (December, 2023) [doi[abs]
  2. Abolhassani, A; Boyd, G; Jaridi, M; Gopalakrishnan, B; Harner, J, “Is Energy That Different from Labor?” Similarity in Determinants of Intensity for Auto Assembly Plants, Energies, vol. 16 no. 4 (February, 2023) [doi[abs]
  3. Dutrow, E; Worrell, E; Boyd, G, ENERGY STAR Continues the Focus on Energy Efficiency in Industrial Decarbonization, 2023 AEE World Energy Conference and Expo (January, 2023), ISBN 9781713883937
  4. Wachs, L; McMillan, C; Boyd, G; Doolin, M, Exploring New Ways to Classify Industries for Energy Analysis and Modeling (October, 2022), Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) [doi]
  5. Worrell, E; Boyd, G, Bottom-up estimates of deep decarbonization of U.S. manufacturing in 2050, Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 330 (January, 2022) [doi[abs]

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