Experience with PV-diesel hybrid village power systems in Southern Morocco

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 529-539

  Munoz J ^a,b   Narvarte, L ^a   Lorenzo, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

PV diesel hybrid systems; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREAS;

DIESEL HYBRID SYSTEMS; ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS; RUNNING WATER SYSTEMS; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

DIESEL POWER PLANTS;

EID: 34548454024     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.756     Document Type: Article

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