The effect of payback time on solar hot water systems diffusion: The case of Greece

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-280

  Sidiras, Dimitrios K ^a   Koukios, Emmanuel G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Payback time; Solar hot water systems

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; QUALITY CONTROL; SALES; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; STANDARDS; TAXATION;

PAYBACK TIME; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLAR HOT WATER SYSTEMS; THERMAL SOLAR PANELS;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 4644299622     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2004.02.018     Document Type: Article

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