The territorial and landscape impacts of photovoltaic systems: Definition of impacts and assessment of the glare risk

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2441-2451

  Chiabrando, Roberto ^a   Fabrizio, Enrico ^a   Garnero, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glare; Impacts; Land use; Landscape; Photovoltaic systems; Reflection

Indexed keywords

ENERGY INTENSITY; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; IMPACTS; LAND CONSERVATION; LANDSCAPE; LANDSCAPE IMPACTS; LOCAL COMMUNITY; MICROCLIMATE CHANGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS; PROTECTED AREAS; PV SYSTEM; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SOLAR SOURCE; VISUAL IMPACTS;

CONSERVATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FORESTRY; GLARE; LAND USE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REFLECTION; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 68749084521     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.06.008     Document Type: Review

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