Making the case for grid-connected photovoltaics in Brazil

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1027-1030

  Rüther, Ricardo ^a   Zilles, Roberto ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Grid connected photovoltaics; Solar energy; Value of photovoltaic (PV) electricity

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL GROWTH; DECLINING COSTS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY INDUSTRY; ENERGY MARKETS; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; GRID-CONNECTED; GRID-CONNECTED PV; GRID-CONNECTED PV GENERATION; GRID-SUPPLIED ELECTRICITY; HIGH COSTS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; STAND -ALONE; URBAN POPULATION; VALUE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ELECTRICITY;

COSTS; ELECTRICITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

BRAZIL;

EID: 79952072881     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.12.021     Document Type: Article

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