Comparison of solar radiation in Marsaxlokk, Malta and Valladolid, Spain

Renewable Energy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 203-206

  Yousif, Charles ^a   Quecedo, Gorka Oña ^b   Santos, Julia Bilbao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clearness index; Direct normal radiation; Malta; Spain; Valladolid

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN; CLEARNESS INDICES; CLOUDY DAYS; CONCENTRATED SYSTEMS; CONTINENTAL SPAIN; DIFFUSE FRACTION; DIRECT SOLAR; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; HIGH POTENTIAL; HORIZONTAL SURFACES; MALTA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MISSING DATA; PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE; SEASONAL ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION DATA; SPAIN; TRACKING SYSTEM; VALLADOLID;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SUN;

SOLAR RADIATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TRACKING;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 84866530953     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.01.031     Document Type: Article

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