Feasibility of biomass heating system in middle east technical university, northern Cyprus Campus

Cogent Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Asumadu Sarkodie, Samuel ^a   Owusu, Phebe Asantewaa ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biomass heating; GHG emissions; Northern cyprus; Renewable energy; RETScreen; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969743417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23311916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23311916.2015.1134304     Document Type: Article

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