Effectiveness and weaknesses of supporting policies for solar thermal systems-A case-study

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 146-153

  Aste, N ^a   Del Pero, C ^a   Adhikari, R S ^a   Marenzi, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Renewables Incentive Paradoxical Effect (RIPE); Solar energy supporting policies; Solar thermal technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926309097     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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