thermoeconomics

English

Etymology

thermo- +‎ economics

Noun

thermoeconomics (uncountable)

1. (economics) A branch of economics that incorporates theories from thermodynamics
   • 2012, P.A. Pilavachi, Energy Efficiency in Process Technology, page 141:

     Environomic analysis is an extension of thermoeconomics [1,2], which takes into consideration not only energy, exergy and costs, but also pollution and degradation of the environment.

Related terms

• thermoeconomic