Optimization and life-cycle cost of health clinic PV system for a rural area in southern Iraq using HOMER software

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 710-714

  Al Karaghouli, Ali ^a   Kazmerski, L L ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Photovoltaics (PV); Rural area in Iraq; Rural electrification; Stand alone system; System

Indexed keywords

PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTOVOLTAICS (PV); RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; STAND-ALONE SYSTEM; STANDALONE SYSTEMS;

COSTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HEALTH; LIFE CYCLE; OCEAN STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR SYSTEM;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RURAL AREA; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER;

IRAQ;

EID: 77649232682     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.01.024     Document Type: Article

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