Environmental impact of photovoltaic electrification in rural areas

Energy and Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 81-104

  Varho, Vilja ^a,b  

^a International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA)   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Emissions abatement; Energy pay back time; Leapfrogging; Photovoltaics; Rural energy

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRIFICATION;

RURAL AREAS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 0036190164     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0958305021501092     Document Type: Article

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