Technical and economic studies on lighting systems: A case for LED lanterns and CFLs in rural Ghana

Renewable Energy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 282-288

  Sekyere, C K K ^a   Forson, F K ^a   Akuffo, F O ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

CFLs; Illuminance; LED; Lighting systems; Solar powered

Indexed keywords

CFLS; COST EFFECTIVE; ECONOMIC STUDY; FLAT SURFACES; FUEL SOURCE; HEALTH EFFECTS; HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS; ILLUMINANCE; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; LIGHTING SYSTEMS; LUMINOUS FLUX; OFF-GRIDS; PAYBACK TIME; RURAL COMMUNITY; RURAL POPULATION; SOLAR-POWERED; SOLAR-POWERED SYSTEM; SOOT PARTICULATES; TECHNICAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP; URBAN POPULATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KEROSENE; LIGHTING; LIGHTING FIXTURES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INDOOR AIR; LIGHT; OWNERSHIP; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SOLAR POWER; SOOT; URBAN POPULATION;

GHANA;

EID: 84860883777     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.02.019     Document Type: Article

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