Towards an intermittency-friendly energy system: Comparing electric boilers and heat pumps in distributed cogeneration

Applied Energy

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 349-365

  Blarke, Morten B ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Distributed cogeneration; Intermittent renewables; Smart Grid; Techno economic optimization

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COGENERATION PLANTS; COLD STORAGE; ENERGY POLICY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; PUMPS; WIND POWER;

CO-EXISTENCE; DENMARK; DISTRIBUTED COGENERATION; DISTRIBUTED OPERATORS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; HEAT PUMPS; HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSION; LOW TEMPERATURES; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; PENETRATION LEVEL; PRICE RATIO; RENEWABLES; SMART GRID; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY POLICY; TECHNO-ECONOMICS; THERMAL STORAGE; WIND POWER PENETRATION;

SMART POWER GRIDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COGENERATION; COOLING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; HEATING; LOW TEMPERATURE; OPTIMIZATION; PARADIGM SHIFT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER;

DENMARK;

EID: 80755184619     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.09.038     Document Type: Article

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