The best time to invest in photovoltaic panels in Flanders

Renewable Energy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 348-358

  Beliën, Jeroen ^a,b   De Boeck, Liesje ^a,b   Colpaert, Jan ^a,b   Cooman, Gert ^a,b  

^a HUBrussel   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Flemish residential sector; Investment timing; PV panels

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL COSTS; COSTS AND BENEFITS; ENERGY BILLS; ENERGY COST SAVINGS; ENERGY PRICES; FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS; FLANDERS; GREEN CERTIFICATES; INVESTMENT COSTS; INVESTMENT TIMING; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; POWER PROVIDERS; PV INSTALLATIONS; PV PANEL; RATE OF RETURN; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; TAX REVENUE;

COSTS; EARNINGS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

INVESTMENTS;

CERTIFICATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INSTALLATION; INVESTMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

EID: 84864238288     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.06.047     Document Type: Article

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