Evaluating the limits of solar photovoltaics (PV) in traditional electric power systems

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2852-2861

  Denholm, Paul ^a   Margolis, Robert M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intermittency; Photovoltaics; Solar

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR INSOLATION; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; INSOLATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 33847728551     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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