Feasibility analysis of solar photovoltaic array cladding on commercial towers in Doha, Qatar - a case study

International Journal of Sustainable Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 76-86

  Abu Rub, Haitham ^a   Iqbal, Atif ^b   Amin, Sajidul ^a   Abdelkadar, Ghalya ^a   Salem, Nassar ^a   Mansoor, Samah ^a   Mirza, Talha ^a   Ahmed, Shehab ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR   (Qatar)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Building integrated PV system; Cladding; CO2 emission; Feasibility study; Solar PV

Indexed keywords

CO2 EMISSIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; PV SYSTEM; SOLAR PV; SOLAR PVS;

CLADDING (COATING); CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONVERSION; INVESTMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; TOWERS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

DOHA; QATAR;

EID: 75749156593     PISSN: 14786451     EISSN: 1478646X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786460903406590     Document Type: Article

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