Capturing spatial effects, technology interactions, and uncertainty in urban energy and carbon models: Retrofitting newcastle as a case-study

Energy Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 253-267

  Keirstead, James ^a   Calderon, Carlos ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Optimization; Retrofit; Urban energy systems

Indexed keywords

BUILDING STOCKS; CARBON MODELS; COST MINIMIZATION; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; LOCAL AUTHORITIES; LOCAL POLICIES; MITIGATION POLICIES; MODELLING TOOLS; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; POLICY GOALS; POLICY MAKERS; RETROFIT; SPATIAL DISAGGREGATION; SPATIAL EFFECT; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; URBAN ENERGY;

CARBON; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; RETROFITTING;

CARBON CAPTURE;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; CARBON; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; MODELING; SPATIAL VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861221738     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.03.058     Document Type: Article

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