Current status of geothermal energy applications in Turkey

Energy Sources

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 667-677

  Hepbasli, Arif ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Direct use; District heating; Electricity generation; Geothermal energy; Greenhouses; Heat pumps; Renewable energy; Space heating; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242526772     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: 15210510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908310303402     Document Type: Article

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