Environmental life-cycle analysis of hybrid solar photovoltaic/thermal systems for use in Hong Kong

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chow, Tin Tai ^a   Ji, Jie ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; FLAT PLATE; HONG-KONG; PAYBACK TIME; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL SYSTEMS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; THERMAL COLLECTORS; TUBE ABSORBERS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84868697214     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/101968     Document Type: Article

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