Glasses for solar energy conversion systems

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1203-1210

  Deubener, J ^a,b   Helsch, G ^a,b   Moiseev, A ^a   Bornhoft H ^a,b  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Centre for Energy Research of Lower Saxony (EFZN)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Solar glass; Solar glass receiver; Solar photocatalytic substrate; Solar reflector

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLASS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REFLECTION; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CONVERSION SYSTEMS; ENERGY PAY BACK TIME; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITIES; GLASS SURFACES; PV MODULES; SOLAR APPLICATIONS; SOLAR CHIMNEYS; SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSIONS; SOLAR GLASS; SOLAR GLASS RECEIVER; SOLAR PHOTOCATALYTIC SUBSTRATE; SOLAR REFLECTOR; SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES; SURFACE STRUCTURING; SUSTAINABLE ENERGIES; TRANSPARENT MATERIALS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 61649084443     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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