Subsidy programs on diffusion of solar water heaters: Taiwan's experience

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 563-567

  Chang, Keh Chin ^a   Lin, Wei Min ^b   Lee, Tsong Sheng ^a   Chung, Kung Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAINAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Market; Solar water heater; Subsidy

Indexed keywords

DRIVING FORCES; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; INSTALLATION COSTS; INSTALLATION SERVICES; KEY FACTORS; LOCAL MARKETS; LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT; MARKET; MARKET SIZES; NATIONAL PROGRAM; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY; SUBSIDY; SYSTEM DESIGN;

COMMERCE; HEATING EQUIPMENT; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

SOLAR HEATING;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GOVERNMENT; HEATING; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR POWER; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

KAOHSIUNG; TAIWAN;

EID: 78650419004     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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