Devising renewable heat policy: Overview of support options

Energy Policy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 3-16

  Connor, Peter ^a   Bürger, Veit ^b   Beurskens, Luuk ^c   Ericsson, Karin ^d   Egger, Christiane ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Oeko Institute   (Germany)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Upper Austria Renewable Energy Agency   (Austria)

Author keywords

Renewable energy policy; Renewable heat policy; Renewable heat technology

Indexed keywords

RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE HEAT; SOCIAL BENEFITS;

ENERGY POLICY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEAT PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 84879504128     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.052     Document Type: Article

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