Grid-connected polymer solar panels: Initial considerations of cost, lifetime, and practicality

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Medford, Andrew J ^a   Lilliedal, Mathilde R ^a   Jørgensen, Mikkel ^a   Aarø, Dennis ^b   Pakalski, Heinz ^b   Fyenbo, Jan ^c   Krebs, Frederik C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Gaia Solar A/S   (Denmark)

^c Mekoprint A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHYLENE; LAMINATING; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

ACTIVE AREA; BARRIER LAYERS; COST ANALYSIS; ENCAPSULATED CELL; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATES; FLEXIBLE POLYMERS; GRID-CONNECTED; PANEL PRODUCTION; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POOR PERFORMANCE; ROLL TO ROLL; SINGLE CELLS; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SOLAR MODULE; SOLAR PANELS; TEMPERED GLASS; THIRD GENERATION; TRACKING STATION;

POLYVINYL ACETATES;

EID: 77956993395     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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