DEA (data envelopment analysis)-assisted supporting measures for ground coupled heat pumps implementing in Italy: A case study

Energy

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 1967-1972

  Longo, L ^a   Colantoni, A ^a   Castellucci, S ^a   Carlini, M ^a   Vecchione, L ^a   Savuto, E ^a   Pallozzi, V ^a   Di Carlo, A ^b   Bocci, E ^c   Moneti, M ^a   Cocchi, S ^a   Boubaker, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c GUGLIELMO MARCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

DEA (data envelopment analysis) method; Economical feasibility; Ground coupled heat pumps; Heat pump

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; PUMPS;

BUILDING EQUIPMENTS; DEA (DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS) METHOD; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ECONOMICAL FEASIBILITY; GROUND COUPLED HEAT PUMP; GROUND-COUPLED HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMPS;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

AIR CONDITIONING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DATA PROCESSING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEOTHERMAL POWER; GREENHOUSE GAS; PUMP;

ITALY;

EID: 84954365812     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.07.024     Document Type: Article

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