This article identifies the most important barriers that have led to the lack of Combined heat and power (CHP) in Iran in comparison with the national plans. In present study, a model for policy analyzing of combined heat and power technologies on the basis of integrating the two approaches of technological innovation system and multi-level perspective which has been provided. The barriers of C...

phatic communion is a cultural concept which differs across cultures. according to hofstede (2001), the u.s. tends to have individualistic culture; however, asian countries tend to have collectivistic cultures. these cultures view phatic communion differently. in individualistic cultures like u.s., phatic communion reflects speakers’ socio-cultural relationships in conversations. to see whether...

By the recent growing of global trend for decentralized power generation via natural gas, the interest in joint operation of several energy carriers has substantially increased. The most significant concept in this regard is the "Energy Hub", which in this paper is employed to supply electrical and heat demands via electricity and natural gas carriers. Transformers, furnaces, combined...