Evaluation of economical benefit of cleaning of soiling and snow in PV plants at three European locations

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1448-1451

  Stridh, Bengt ^a  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

economics; energy loss; Europe; photovoltaic systems; soil

Indexed keywords

COLDER CLIMATE; CONSUMER PRICES; ECONOMICAL BENEFITS; EUROPE; FEED-IN TARIFF; NET PRESENT VALUE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PV PLANTS; SNOW COVERS; SPOT PRICE; TILT ANGLE;

COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; SOILS;

SNOW;

EID: 84869437495     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317869     Document Type: Conference Paper

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