Cost-benefit analysis of nZEB energy efficiency strategies with on-site photovoltaic generation

Energy

Volumn 128, Issue , 2017, Pages 291-301

  Pikas, Ergo ^a,b   Kurnitski, Jarek ^a,b   Thalfeldt, Martin ^b   Koskela, Lauri ^c  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Government subsidy; Job generation; Nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB); Solar photovoltaic; Tax revenue

Indexed keywords

APARTMENT HOUSES; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INVESTMENTS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS;

GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES; JOB GENERATION; NEARLY ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS (NZEB); SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; TAX REVENUE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BUILDING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GOVERNMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TAX SYSTEM;

ESTONIA;

EID: 85017421742     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.03.158     Document Type: Article

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