Solar energy: Trends and enabling technologies

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 555-564

  Devabhaktuni, Vijay ^a   Alam, Mansoor ^a   Shekara Sreenadh Reddy Depuru, Soma ^a   Green, Robert C ^a   Nims, Douglas ^a   Near, Craig ^b  

^a The University of Toledo   (United States)

^b Genziko Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Photovoltaic; Renewable energy; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; ECONOMIC POLICIES; EFFECTIVE ENERGY; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY DEVICES; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY SOURCE; FUTURE ENERGIES; GENERATION CAPACITY; GENERATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL DEMAND; GLOBAL SCENARIOS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; SOLAR-POWERED;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ECONOMICS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ENERGY POLICY;

EID: 84871737301     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.11.024     Document Type: Review

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