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Life Cycle Assessment of Low Temperature District Heating System in Gulbene Region

Environmental and Climate Technologies
Volume 24 (2020): Issue 2 (September 2020)
By: Fabian Diaz,  Ieva Pakere and  Francesco Romagnoli  
Open Access
|Sep 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0073 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
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Language: English
Page range: 285 - 299
Published on: Sep 23, 2020
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Central heating,
energy strategy,
environmental impact,
IMPACT 2002+,
ISO 14044,
sustainable development
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

© 2020 Fabian Diaz, Ieva Pakere, Francesco Romagnoli, published by Riga Technical University
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