Evaluation of technical improvements of photovoltaic systems through life cycle assessment methodology

Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 952-967

  Battisti, Riccardo ^a   Corrado, Annalisa ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; POLLUTION; SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY GRIDS; HYBRID SYSTEMS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA; ROME; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 7544224692     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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