A techno-economic analysis of small-scale, biomass-fuelled combined heat and power for community housing

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3849-3858

  Wood, S R ^a   Rowley, P N ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Combined heat and power; Community housing; Economics; Load profiles

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS CHP; CAPITAL SUBSIDY; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMMUNITY HOUSING; COST DATA; DEMAND DATA; ECONOMIC PARAMETERS; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; ENERGY SERVICES COMPANIES; HIGH LOAD; LOAD PROFILES; MODEL INPUTS; MODELLING TOOLS; NET PRESENT VALUE; OPERATIONAL SCENARIO; TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC STUDIES; THERMAL STORAGE; USE CONTEXT;

BIOMASS; HEAT STORAGE; HOUSING; POWER QUALITY; PROFITABILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS POWER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY USE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEAT PRODUCTION; SOCIAL HOUSING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 79961126109     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.04.040     Document Type: Article

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