Potential of demand side management to reduce carbon dioxide emissions associated with the operation of heat pumps

Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 94-108

  Cooper, Samuel J G ^a   Dowsett, Joe ^a   Hammond, Geoffrey P ^a   McManus, Marcelle C ^a   Rogers, John G ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air source heat pump; CO2 emissions; Demand side management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982171742     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18489257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13044/j.sdewes.2013.01.0007     Document Type: Article

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