Combining photovoltaics and sound barriers - A feasibility study

Renewable Energy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 297-303

  De Schepper, Ellen ^a   Van Passel, Steven ^a   Manca, Jean ^b   Thewys, Theo ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Building D   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Photovoltaic noise barrier; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS; ECONOMIC ASPECTS; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MONTE CARLO; NET PRESENT VALUE; NOISE BARRIERS; NOISE SENSITIVITY; NOVEL CONCEPT; PHOTOVOLTAIC NOISE; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PV ARRAYS; PV MODULES; REAL ESTATE PRICES; RENEWABLES; SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLANNING; PROFITABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NOISE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RAILWAY; ROAD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84860881576     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.03.022     Document Type: Article

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