European smart home market development: Public views on technical and economic aspects across the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 3, Issue C, 2014, Pages 65-77

  Balta Ozkan, Nazmiye ^a   Boteler, Benjamin ^b   Amerighi, Oscar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOLOGIC INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

European smart home market; Public views; Smart energy system; Smart home

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916196062     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2014.07.007     Document Type: Article

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