An economic assessment of four different boilers for residential heating in Lebanon

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 282-289

  Kattan, Patrick ^a   Ruble, Isabella ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Biomass; Energy efficiency; Life cycle cost; Olive husks; Renewable energies; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE ENERGY; BOILER SYSTEMS; DIESEL OIL; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; FINANCIAL ANALYSIS; HIGH MOUNTAINS; LEBANON; LIFE-TIMES; LIFECYCLE COSTS; NET PRESENT VALUE; OLIVE HUSK; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESIDENTIAL HEATING; STANDARD SIZE; TAX BREAKS; WATER HEATING;

BIOMASS; BOILERS; COSTS; DIESEL FUELS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84861823724     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.02.057     Document Type: Article

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