Heat pumps versus combined heat and power production as CO2 reduction measures in Finland

Energy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 308-318

  Rinne, S ^a   Syri, S ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Combined heat and power production; District heating; Heat pump; LCA (life cycle assessment); Marginal technology; Nordic electricity market

Indexed keywords

DISTRICT HEATING; EMISSION CONTROL; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; POWER GENERATION;

COAL-CONDENSING POWER; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PRODUCTION; ELECTRICITY MARKET; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; HEAT PUMPS; INTERCONNECTED NETWORK; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BUILDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; HEATING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PUMP; SEASONAL VARIATION;

FINLAND; SCANDINAVIA;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 84880699725     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.05.033     Document Type: Article

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