Evaluation of fuel-switching opportunities in the residential sector

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-203

  De Almeida, Aníbal T ^a   Lopes, Ana ^b   Carvalho, Anabela ^c   Mariano, Jorge ^c   Nunes, Catarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Cooking; Electricity; Energy efficiency; Fuel switching; Natural gas conservation; Residential sector; Space heating; Water heating

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC SPACE HEATING; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUELS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HOUSING; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CARBON EMISSIONS; COOKING; FUEL-SWITCHING; LIFE CYCLE COST (LCC) ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; WATER-HEATING;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 0347600725     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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