Solar photovoltaic energy: Generation in the built environment

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 45-51

  Bahaj, AbuBakr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buildings; Electrical engineering and distribution; Environment; Structure and design

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; ENERGY TARGETS; ENVIRONMENT; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TECHNOLOGY;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 27844547985     PISSN: 0965089X     EISSN: 17517672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/cien.2005.158.6.45     Document Type: Article

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