Cost and optimal feed-in tariff for small scale photovoltaic systems in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 6989-7000

  Rigter, Jasper ^a   Vidican, Georgeta ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

China; Cost of solar photovoltaics; Feed in tariff

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CLOSED-FORM EQUATIONS; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ENERGY MARKETS; FEED-IN TARIFF; LARGE PARTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; POLICY MAKERS; SMALL SCALE; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR PVS;

COSTS; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; ENERGY POLICY; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

COST; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR SYSTEM; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

CHINA;

EID: 77957314675     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.07.014     Document Type: Article

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