Economic and environmental life cycle analysis of solar hot water systems in the United States

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 181-188

  Hang, Yin ^a   Qu, Ming ^a   Zhao, Fu ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auxiliary system; Carbon footprint; Evacuated tube; Flat plate; Life cycle analysis; Payback period; Solar water heating; TRNSYS

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY SYSTEMS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; EVACUATED TUBES; FLAT PLATE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PAYBACK PERIODS; SOLAR WATER HEATING; TRNSYS;

AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; POWER QUALITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; WATER SUPPLY;

SOLAR HEATING;

EID: 84855232312     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.10.057     Document Type: Article

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