Solar energy in Jordan: Current state and prospects

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-200

  Hrayshat, Eyad S ^a   Al Soud, Mohammed S ^a  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Jordan; Photovoltaics; Solar energy; Solar water heaters

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ESTIMATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

JORDAN; PHOTOVOLTAICS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0742285648     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2003.10.005     Document Type: Review

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