A cost-effective evaluation of biomass district heating in rural communities

Applied Energy

Volumn 162, Issue , 2016, Pages 561-569

  Hendricks, Aaron M ^a   Wagner, John E ^b   Volk, Timothy A ^b   Newman, David H ^b   Brown, Tristan R ^b  

^a Sterling Bank   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass district heating; Cost effective; Rural development

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISTRICT HEATING; ENERGY TRANSFER; FUEL OILS; FUELS; HEATING; REGIONAL PLANNING; RURAL AREAS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

CAPITAL EXPENSE; COST EFFECTIVE; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; EVALUATION TOOL; RURAL COMMUNITY; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SECONDARY DATA SOURCES; STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS;

COSTS;

BIOMASS; CAPITAL FLOW; COST ANALYSIS; ENERGY FLUX; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEATING; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; STOCHASTICITY; VALUATION; VILLAGE;

EID: 84945946932     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.106     Document Type: Article

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