Impact of dust on solar photovoltaic (PV) performance: Research status, challenges and recommendations

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Mani, Monto ^a   Pillai, Rohit ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DUST; EFFICIENCY; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PROVEN RESERVES; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

CURRENT STATUS; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; MATERIAL RESEARCH; MITIGATION MEASURES; PV INSTALLATIONS; RESEARCH STATUS; SOLAR INSOLATION; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 77957100667     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2010.07.065     Document Type: Review

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