A comprehensive review of solar facades. Transparent and translucent solar facades

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2643-2651

  Quesada, Guillermo ^a   Rousse, Daniel ^a   Dutil, Yvan ^a   Badache, Messaoud ^a   Hallé, Stéphane ^a  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Building integrated photovoltaic system; Double skin facade; Ventilated facade

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE-SKIN FACADES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; SEMI-TRANSPARENT; SOLAR HEAT GAINS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

FACADES;

EID: 84858715803     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.02.059     Document Type: Review

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