A comparative assessment of thin-film photovoltaic production processes using the ELECTRE III method

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 463-474

  Cavallaro, Fausto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multi criteria; Photovoltaic; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DECISION MAKING SUPPORT; DIFFERENT PROCESS; ELECTRE III; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTI-CRITERIA; MULTIPLE CRITERIA; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PRODUCTIONS; POLY-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; PRODUCTION LINE; PRODUCTION PROCESS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOLAR TECHNOLOGY;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY POLICY; POLYSILICON; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; THIN FILM DEVICES;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY RESOURCE; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PRODUCTIVITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 71649099640     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.09.037     Document Type: Article

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