Aspects of PV/T solar system application for ventilation needs in greenhouses

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 719, Issue , 2006, Pages 239-245

  Rocamora, M C ^a   Tripanagnostopoulos, Y ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Energy saving; Greenhouse; PV T systems; Solar energy; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849186649     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.719.26     Document Type: Conference Paper

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