Photovoltaic energy generation in Brazil - Cost analysis using coal-fired power plants as comparison

Renewable Energy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 183-189

  Lacchini, Corrado ^a   Dos Santos, João Carlos V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Externalities; Feed in Tariffs; Hidden costs; Photovoltaic system

Indexed keywords

COAL FIRED GENERATION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST ANALYSIS; COST COMPARISONS; ECONOMY OF SCALE; ENERGY GENERATIONS; EXTERNALITIES; FEED-IN TARIFF; GOVERNMENT INCENTIVE; HUMAN HEALTH; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PRESENT SITUATION; PRICE EVOLUTION; PRODUCTION COST; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SENSITIVE ANALYSIS; THERMAL PLANTS;

COAL; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COST ACCOUNTING; ECONOMICS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS;

COSTS;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INCENTIVE; INSOLATION; INSTALLATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PRODUCTION COST; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TARIFF STRUCTURE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL;

EID: 84869876032     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.033     Document Type: Article

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