Residential solar photovoltaic market stimulation: Japanese and Australian lessons for Canada

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1944-1958

  Parker, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Photovoltaics; Residential market; Solar energy policy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; HEALTH CARE; MARKETING; SOLAR ENERGY; STANDARDS;

NETWORK BENEFITS; RESIDENTIAL MARKETS; SOLAR ENERGY POLICY; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 44149102907     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2007.03.010     Document Type: Review

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