The importance of silicon photovoltaic manufacturing in Saudi Arabia

Renewable Energy

Volumn 14, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 89-94

  Elani, U A ^a   Bagazi, S A ^a  

^a King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Energy Research Institute   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURE; MARKETING; RAW MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCES; MANUFACTURING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0032071320     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(98)00052-4     Document Type: Article

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