Environmental decision-support systems for evaluating the carrying capacity of land areas: Optimal site selection for grid-connected photovoltaic power plants

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2358-2380

  Aran Carrion J ^a   Espin Estrella A ^a   Aznar Dols, F ^a   Zamorano Toro, M ^a   Rodriguez M ^a   Ramos Ridao, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental decision support systems; Photovoltaic systems; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SITE SELECTION; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GRID-CONNECTED; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

POWER PLANTS;

EID: 50949090479     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2007.06.011     Document Type: Review

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