Exploring domestic micro-cogeneration in the Netherlands: An agent-based demand model for technology diffusion

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2763-2775

  Faber, Albert ^a   Valente, Marco ^b   Janssen, Peter ^a  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Micro cogeneration; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED; AGENT-BASED MODELLING; AGENT-BASED SIMULATION MODELS; CONDENSING BOILERS; COST EFFECTIVE; DEMAND MODELS; DOMESTIC ENERGY; DOMESTIC HEATING; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; HOUSEHOLD LEVEL; MARKET PENETRATION; MICRO COGENERATION; MICRO-CHP; NETHERLANDS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PRICE DIFFERENCE; PURCHASE PRICE; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

COSTS; DIFFUSION; HEATING; SALES;

TECHNOLOGY;

COGENERATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; POLICY ANALYSIS; POWER GENERATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

NETHERLANDS;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 77951253475     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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