Potential of solar electricity generation in the European Union member states and candidate countries

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1295-1305

  Šúri, Marcel ^a   Huld, Thomas A ^a   Dunlop, Ewan D ^a   Ossenbrink, Heinz A ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geographical information system; Photovoltaic electricity generation; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLIMATIC PARAMETERS; CONTEMPORARY;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

DATABASE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; EUROPEAN UNION; GIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 34748858153     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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