Technical and economical assessment of the utilization of photovoltaic systems in residential buildings: The case of Jordan

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1719-1726

  Al Salaymeh, A ^a   Al Hamamre, Z ^a   Sharaf, F ^a   Abdelkader, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic system design; PV in Jordan; PV payback period; Renewable energy; Solar energy; Technical and economical assessment

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; COMPONENT DESIGN; ELECTRICAL GRIDS; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY PRICES; FEED-IN TARIFF; GERMANY; GRID CONNECTED PV SYSTEM; GRID ELECTRICITY; HIGH COSTS; INFLATION RATES; INTEREST RATES; PAYBACK PERIODS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM DESIGN; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PV PAYBACK PERIOD; PV SYSTEM; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; STAND-ALONE PV SYSTEMS; STANDALONE SYSTEMS; SUNSHINE DURATION;

APARTMENT HOUSES; COST REDUCTION; DESIGN; INSTALLATION; INVESTMENTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 77951205432     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.11.026     Document Type: Article

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