Feasibility of small-scale gas engine-based residential cogeneration in Spain

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3813-3821

  Campos Celador, A ^a   Erkoreka, A ^a   Martin Escudero, K ^a   Sala, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cogeneration; Feasibility study; Spanish regulation

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; CHARACTERISATION; COGENERATION; DIFFERENT SIZES; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ENERGY PRICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GAS FUELLED ENGINES; PRICING SYSTEMS; RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; SIMULATION MODEL; SPANISH REGULATION; THERMAL DEMANDS; THERMAL STORAGE;

COGENERATION PLANTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GAS PLANTS; HEAT STORAGE; PROFITABILITY;

GAS ENGINES;

COGENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; PRICE DYNAMICS;

SPAIN;

EID: 79955941299     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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