Energy and carbon impact analysis of a solar thermal collector system

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-16

  Menzies, G F ^a   Roderick, Y ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embodied carbon; Embodied energy; Life cycle assessment; Payback; Renewable energy; Solar thermal collector

Indexed keywords

EMBODIED ENERGY; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR;

INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; MATERIALS HANDLING; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEATING; WATER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77957735523     PISSN: 19397038     EISSN: 19397046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19397030903362869     Document Type: Article

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