Identification of the environmental impact from the use of different materials in domestic solar hot water systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 545-555

  Martinopoulos, G ^a,b   Tsilingiridis, G ^a   Kyriakis, N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Flat plate collectors; Life cycle analysis; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; MATERIALS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR SYSTEM; WATER TANKS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FLAT-PLATE COLLECTOR; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES; SOLAR HOT WATER; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; TECHNIQUES USED; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

GREECE;

EID: 84870732692     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.08.035     Document Type: Article

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