Energy pay-back time and CO2 emissions of PV systems

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-25

  Alsema, E A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; THIN FILM DEVICES;

GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0033877894     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-159X(200001/02)8:1<17::AID-PIP295>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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