Analyzing a self-managed CHP system for greenhouse cultivation as a profitable way to reduce CO2-emissions

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1940-1947

  Compernolle, Tine ^a   Witters, Nele ^a   Van Passel, Steven ^a   Thewys, Theo ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Combined Heat and Power (CHP); Monte Carlo; Net Present Value

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROFITABILITY;

CHP-SYSTEMS; COGENERATION SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE; EMISSION REDUCTION; ENERGY MARKETS; INITIAL RESISTANCE; LOW CARBON ECONOMY; MONTE CARLO; NET PRESENT VALUE; PRIMARY ENERGY SAVINGS; REGIONAL GOVERNMENT; SUPPORT MEASURE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GLASS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INSTALLATION; LIBERALIZATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROFITABILITY;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 79952804264     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.02.045     Document Type: Article

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