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Efficiency gains in Danish district heating. Is there anything to learn from benchmarking?

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  • Munksgaard, Jesper
  • Pade, Lise-Lotte
  • Fristrup, Peter

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  • Munksgaard, Jesper & Pade, Lise-Lotte & Fristrup, Peter, 2005. "Efficiency gains in Danish district heating. Is there anything to learn from benchmarking?," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 33(15), pages 1986-1997, October.
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