Simulations of greenhouse gas emission reductions from low-cost hybrid solar photovoltaic and cogeneration systems for new communities

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-41

  Nosrat, Amir H ^a   Swan, Lukas G ^b   Pearce, Joshua M ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cogeneration; Combined heat and power; Energy; Energy conservation measures; Photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEATING; HOUSING; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

COGENERATION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC;

COGENERATION PLANTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON EMISSION; COGENERATION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMMERCIALIZATION; EMISSION CONTROL; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GREENHOUSE GAS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT PRODUCTION;

ALBERTA; CALGARY; CANADA;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 84904907417     PISSN: 22131388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2014.06.008     Document Type: Article

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