Cost estimate of electricity produced by TPV

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Palfinger, Günther ^a   Bitnar, Bernd ^a   Durisch, Wilhelm ^a   Mayor, Jean Claude ^a   Grützmacher, Detlev ^a   Gobrecht, Jens ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC RATES; ELECTRICITY; FUEL CELLS; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL HEATING; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

COST ESTIMATION; DOMESTIC HEATING; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0037517060     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/18/5/317     Document Type: Article

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