Economics of photovoltaic stand-alone residential households: A case study for various European and Mediterranean locations

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 411-427

  Lazou, Athanasia A ^a   Papatsoris, Anastassios D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS;

LIFE CYCLE COST; STAND ALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0033748940     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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