Metamorphoses of cogeneration-based district heating in Romania: A case study

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 269-280

  Iacobescu, Flavius ^a   Badescu, Viorel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Cogeneration; District heating; Romania

Indexed keywords

COGENERATION; DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES; DEMOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT; DH SYSTEMS; DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM; ECONOMICAL INDICATOR; GAS PRICE; MEDIUM SIZE; POLICY MEASURES; POPULATION GROWTH; ROMANIA; SERVICE COSTS; SMALL TOWNS; SOCIAL CHANGES; TECHNICAL QUALITY; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS; VIABLE SOLUTIONS;

DISTRICT HEATING; ENERGY POLICY;

HEATING;

COGENERATION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRIALIZATION;

ROMANIA;

EID: 78549253774     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.09.039     Document Type: Article

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