Is renewable heat incentive the future?

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 365-378

  Abu Bakar, Siti Hawa ^a,b   Muhammad Sukki, Firdaus ^a,c   Ramirez Iniguez, Roberto ^a   Mallick, Tapas Kumar ^d   McLennan, Campbell ^e   Munir, Abu Bakar ^f   Mohd Yasin, Siti Hajar ^g   Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi ^h  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^c MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^e AES Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^g UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^h UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Renewable heat incentive; Solar energy; Solar thermal system

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; PROFITABILITY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; DIFFERENT SIZES; FINANCIAL ANALYSIS; PAST AND PRESENT; RENEWABLE HEAT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE; SOLAR INSOLATION; SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84879663192     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.05.044     Document Type: Review

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