Technical and economic performance analysis of large-scale ground-mounted PV plants in Italian context

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 371-384

  Aste, N ^a   Del Pero, C ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Energy performance analysis; Fixed and tracking mounting systems; Ground mounted PV plants

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; FIXED STRUCTURE; GROUND-MOUNTED PV PLANTS; IRRADIATION LEVELS; LEVELS OF DETAIL; MAIN COMPONENT; MARKET PENETRATION; MOUNTING STRUCTURE; MOUNTING SYSTEMS; PER UNIT; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE LEVEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; PV PLANTS; SUPPORT STRUCTURES; TRACKING SYSTEM; TWO-AXIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOUNTINGS; PROFITABILITY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955223125     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.984     Document Type: Article

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