The potential for avoided emissions from photovoltaic electricity in the United States

Energy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 443-450

  Zhai, Pei ^a   Larsen, Peter ^a,b   Millstein, Dev ^a   Menon, Surabi ^a   Masanet, Eric ^c  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Emissions; Energy model; Photovoltaics; United States

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AVOIDED EMISSIONS; CAPACITY FACTORS; CAPACITY REQUIREMENT; COAL PLANTS; EMISSION INTENSITY; ENERGY MODEL; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FOSSIL-FUEL PLANTS; FUEL MIX; OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; PENETRATION LEVEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICITIES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER GRIDS; RAMP RATES; RESOURCE MIX; SOLAR PVS; UNITED STATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

COAL; ELECTRICAL POWER; EMISSION; FOSSIL FUEL; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868563430     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.08.025     Document Type: Article

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