Feasibility analysis of domestic solar water heating systems in Greece

Renewable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 659-682

  Kaldellis, J K ^a   El Samani, K ^a   Koronakis, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b Mechanical Engineering Department   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Sensitivity analysis; Solar collector; Solar hot water production; Solar thermal market; Utilization factor

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; NATURAL GAS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY;

ENERGY PRODUCTION; TECHNO-ECONOMIC PARAMETERS; THERMAL ENERGY;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEATING; SOLAR POWER;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 10244237623     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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