The suitability of wood pellet heating for domestic households: A review of literature

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 1362-1369

  Thomson, Harriet ^a   Liddell, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Domestic heating; Low income; Pellet boiler; Renewable heating; Wood pellet heating

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; COSTS; DISTRICT HEATING; FOSSIL FUELS; MAINTENANCE; PELLETIZING; WOOD;

DOMESTIC HEATING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FUEL PRICES; GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS; LOW INCOMES; PELLET BOILER; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE HEATING; WOOD PELLET; WOOD PELLET HEATING;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

HEATING; INCOMES; PELLETS; WOOD;

EID: 84911876108     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.11.009     Document Type: Review

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