Technical-economic evaluation of a cogeneration technology considering carbon emission savings

International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages 33-46

  Ferreira, Ana Cristina ^a   Nunes, Manuel Lopes ^a   Teixeira, Senhorinha ^a   Martins, Luís Barreiros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon emission savings; CHP power plants; Techno economic evaluation

Indexed keywords

COGENERATION PLANTS; COMMERCE; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY SECURITY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

BUILDING APPLICATIONS; CARBON EMISSIONS; COGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PRODUCTION; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; PRIMARY ENERGY SAVINGS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84994200774     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22462929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5278/ijsepm.2014.2.4     Document Type: Article

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