Potential for the use of micro-cogeneration prosumer systems based on the Stirling engine with an example in the Polish market

Energy

Volumn 133, Issue , 2017, Pages 46-61

  Skorek Osikowska, Anna ^a   Remiorz, Leszek ^a   Bartela, Łukasz ^a   Kotowicz, Janusz ^a  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Environmental assessment; Heat and electricity demand; Numerical modeling; CHP system

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ENGINES; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING; NUMERICAL MODELS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STIRLING ENGINES;

CHP-SYSTEMS; COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY STORAGES; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; HEAT STORAGE SYSTEMS; LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BUILDING; COGENERATION; COST ANALYSIS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENGINE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STORAGE;

POLAND [CENTRAL EUROPE];

EID: 85019766159     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.05.066     Document Type: Article

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