Dynamic simulation of government subsidy policy effects on solar water heaters installation in Taiwan

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 385-396

  Chang, Pao Long ^a   Ho, Shu Ping ^b   Hsu, Chiung Wen ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b WUFENG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dynamic simulation; Government policy; Solar water heaters; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GLOBAL WARMING; NATURAL RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; SYSTEM THEORY; WATER HEATERS;

CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; ENERGY SAVING POLICIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES; GLOBAL EMISSIONS; GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 84872350440     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.12.009     Document Type: Review

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