Electricity savings and CO2 emissions reduction in buildings sector: How important the network losses are in the calculation?

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 485-490

  Psomopoulos, C S ^a   Skoula, I ^b   Karras, C ^c   Chatzimpiros, A ^b   Chionidis, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b EPTA Ltd Environmental Consultants Engineers   (Greece)

^c EMEK SA Hellenic Metallic Constructions   (Greece)

Author keywords

CO2 calculators; CO2 emissions; Electricity network losses; Electricity production; Energy saving in buildings

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

CO2 CALCULATORS; CO2 EMISSIONS; ELECTRICITY NETWORKS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY - SAVING IN BUILDINGS;

ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS;

BUILDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; FOSSIL FUEL; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

EID: 70949107572     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

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