Expert assessments of future photovoltaic technologies

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 9031-9038

  Curtright, Aimee E ^a,b   Morgan, M Granger ^a   Keith, David W ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK POWERS; EXPERT ASSESSMENTS; LOWER COSTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES; POLICY GOALS; POLICY SCENARIOS; PV TECHNOLOGIES;

COSTS;

TECHNOLOGY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POLICY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EXPERT TESTIMONY; FORECASTING; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 58149151407     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8014088     Document Type: Article

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