A Comprehensive Assessment of the Economic Performance of an Innovative Solar Thermal System: A Case Study
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economic assessment; life cycle costing (LCC); solar thermal systems; capital costs; levelised cost of energy (LCOE); sustainability; benefit–cost ratio; energy cost savings; carbon cost savings;All these keywords.
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