Low grade thermal energy sources and uses from the process industry in the UK

Applied Energy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-20

  Ammar, Yasmine ^a   Joyce, Sharon ^a   Norman, Rosemary ^a   Wang, Yaodong ^a   Roskilly, Anthony P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Greenhouse gas emission reduction; Heat recovery technology; Low grade heat source; Process industry; Thermal energy management

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRY; RECOVERY; THERMAL ENERGY; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

CURRENT DRIVERS; ECONOMIC BARRIERS; ENERGY RECOVERY; GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION; HEAT RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY; HEAT SOURCES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW GRADE; LOW GRADE HEAT; POTENTIAL USERS; PROCESS INDUSTRIES; RESIDUAL HEAT; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; WASTE STREAM;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; COOLING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAT SOURCE; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INCENTIVE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL POWER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80053308781     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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