District heating in the UK: A Technological Innovation Systems analysis

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 19-32

  Hawkey, David J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CHP; District heating; Technology Innovation Systems; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; ENERGY POLICY; HEATING; INNOVATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 84914105200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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