Characterizing uncertainty in groundwater-source heating and cooling projects in Manitoba, Canada

Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 201-206

  Ferguson, Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geothermal; Groundwater; Heat pumps; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; RISKS;

AQUIFER PROPERTIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; GEOSTATISTICAL INFORMATION; GEOTHERMAL; HEAT PUMPS; MANITOBA , CANADA; MITIGATION OPTIONS; OPEN LOOPS; ORIGINAL DESIGN; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; UNCERTAINTY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOSTATISTICS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUNDWATER; HEATING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMP; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VIABILITY;

CANADA; MANITOBA;

EID: 84863721126     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.11.045     Document Type: Article

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