Innovative paths for providing green energy for sustainable global economic growth

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8482, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Singh, R ^a   Alapatt, G F ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Green energy; Innovation; Photovoltaics; Solar energy; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS MODELS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; GLOBAL ECONOMIC GROWTH; GLOBAL ECONOMIES; GREEN ENERGY; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PV SYSTEM; SYSTEM INTEGRATION; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD POPULATION;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURE; SOLAR ENERGY; WATER CONSERVATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84872188281     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.928058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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