Projected costs of a grid-connected domestic PV system under different scenarios in Ireland, using measured data from a trial installation

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3731-3743

  Ayompe, L M ^a   Duffy, A ^a   McCormack, S J ^b   Conlon, M ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Grid parity; Net present value (NPV); PV system

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; COST DYNAMICS; ELECTRICITY COSTS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION COST; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; FIRST YEAR; GRID CONNECTED PV SYSTEM; GRID-CONNECTED; HISTORIC DATA; IRELAND; LEARNING RATES; MARKET GROWTH; MEASURED DATA; NET PRESENT VALUE; PERFORMANCE RATIO; PRODUCTION COST; PV MODULES; PV SYSTEM; SYSTEM LIFE CYCLE;

COSTS; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; MESH GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; INSTALLATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

COUNTY DUBLIN; DUBLIN [COUNTY DUBLIN]; IRELAND; LEINSTER;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 77952345784     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.02.051     Document Type: Article

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