Progress in solar PV technology: Research and achievement

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 443-461

  Tyagi, V V ^a,b   Rahim, Nurul A A ^b   Rahim, N A ^b   Selvaraj, Jeyraj A L ^b  

^a MANAV RACHNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Environmental impact; PV materials; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST REDUCTION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

COST ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS; MATERIALS FOR SOLAR CELLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY BASED ELECTRICITY; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84872285025     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.09.028     Document Type: Review

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