Experience with solar home systems in developing countries: A review

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 455-474

  Nieuwenhout, F D J ^a   Van Dijk, A ^a   Lasschuit, P E ^a   Van Roekel, G ^a   Van Dijk, V A P ^b   Hirsch, D ^c   Arriaza, H ^c   Hankins, M ^d   Sharma, B D ^e   Wade, H ^f  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NRECA ^*  (Guatemala)

^d Energy Alternatives Africa   (Kenya)

^e Sustainable Energy Solutions   (India)

^f NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

FOREIGN DONOR SUPPORT; SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0035507381     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.392     Document Type: Article

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