Micro-generation technology assessment for housing technology

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 925-931

  Entchev, Evgueniy ^a   Gusdorf, John ^a   Swinton, Mike ^b   Bell, Mike ^a   Szadkowski, Frank ^a   Kalbfleisch, Walter ^b   Marchand, Roger ^b  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance of plant; Control strategy; Energy efficiency; GHG; Micro CHP; Micro generation; Stirling engine

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; POWER GENERATION; STIRLING ENGINES;

BALANCE OF PLANTS; CONTROL STRATEGY; GHG; MICRO-CHP; MICRO-GENERATION;

HOUSING;

EID: 3142701431     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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