ECONOMIC-EVALUATION OF ENERGY-CONSERVATION PROJECTS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INITIATION TIME

被引:5
作者
PASTERNAK, H
SEGAL, I
ENGEL, H
机构
[1] Institute of Agricultural Engineering, P.O. Box 6
关键词
Economic evaluation; Energy conservation; Inflation; Initiation time;
D O I
10.1016/0196-8904(90)90039-2
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
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摘要
A procedure for assessing the economic viability of an energy conservation project integrated with building installation has been investigated in previous works. In the present work, a method is developed for economic evaluation of energy conservation projects, which may initiate independence of building construction. A model for optimization of the initiation time has been developed, and the conditions to determine economic feasibility are derived. It was found that the break-even value of the annual energy saved for $1 investment may significantly increase with even a moderate decrease in the expected real investment cost. This break-even value is always greater than the corresponding one found in the building integrated case. The difference increased with an increase in expected fuel inflation rate and also with a decrease in expected investment cost. © 1990.
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页码:381 / 385
页数:5
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