Solar water heaters in China: A new day dawning

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 383-391

  Han, Jingyi ^a,b,c   Mol, Arthur P J ^b   Lu, Yonglong ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Performance assessment; Solar water heater

Indexed keywords

ANTI-FREEZING; CHINA; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; FLAT PLATE; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; HOME APPLIANCES; INSTITUTIONAL SETTING; MARKET COMPETITION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SHANDONG; SOCIAL BENEFITS; SOCIAL CONFLICTS; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOLAR THERMAL; STUDY AREAS; TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT; VACUUM TUBE; WATER SAVING; ZHEJIANG;

COMPETITION; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; HEATING EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEATING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOLAR POWER; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 71649096401     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.09.029     Document Type: Article

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