Potential for solar water heating in Zimbabwe

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 567-582

  Batidzirai, Bothwell ^a,b   Lysen, Erik H ^c   van Egmond, Sander ^c   van Sark, Wilfried G J H M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Chinhoyi University of Technology   (Zimbabwe)

^c Utrecht University   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Demand side management; Solar water heating

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY UTILITY; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; PEAK DEMANDS; PENETRATION RATES; POLICY STRATEGIES; SOLAR WATER HEATING; WATER HEATING; ZIMBABWE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 58749108450     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2008.01.001     Document Type: Review

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