Towards an integrated design of voluntary approaches and standardization processes: An analysis of issues and trends in the Italian regulation on ground coupled heat pumps

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3120-3131

  Rizzi, Francesco ^a   Frey, Marco ^a   Iraldo, Fabio ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geothermal energy; Green economics; Policy; Standardization; Sustainability; Voluntary approaches

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; STANDARDIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EFFECTIVE TOOL; GROUND-COUPLED HEAT PUMP; INTEGRATED DESIGNS; PRODUCT STANDARDS; STANDARDIZATION PROCESS; SUSTAINABLE POLICIES; TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY APPROACHES;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

EID: 79957566163     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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