Environmental sustainability and financial feasibility evaluation of woodfuel biomass used for a potential replacement of conventional space heating sources. Part I: A Greek case study

Chalikias, MS; Kyriakopoulos, G; Kolovos, KG

dc.contributor.author	Chalikias, MS	en
dc.contributor.author	Kyriakopoulos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Kolovos, KG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:33:22Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:33:22Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	11092858	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20400
dc.subject	Biofuels	en
dc.subject	Environmental sustainability	en
dc.subject	Financial feasibility	en
dc.subject	Renewable energy sources	en
dc.subject	Woodfuel	en
dc.title	Environmental sustainability and financial feasibility evaluation of woodfuel biomass used for a potential replacement of conventional space heating sources. Part I: A Greek case study	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s12351-009-0033-y	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12351-009-0033-y	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	The issue of the introduction of new environmental friendly and economical fuels to the everyday energy-consuming human activities is controversial and imperative. The recent European legislation, relative to the introduction of biofuels at local and national levels, is conformed to the above direction. The present study is driven to the wider implementation of biofuels, by applying the high heating value Woodfuel that is prolifically cultivated in the Northern Greece context. The administrative tool of the present study is the application of the RETScreen International software developed by Natural Resources Canada. The software methodology is oriented to simulate space heating of houses and domestic water heating by providing a rough and costless initial estimation of the proposed energy projects with very promising results, relevant to its financial feasibility and environmental sustainability. © Springer-Verlag 2009.	en
heal.journalName	Operational Research	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s12351-009-0033-y	en
dc.identifier.volume	10	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	43	en
dc.identifier.epage	56	en