Benefits of photovoltaic power in supplying national electricity demand

Energy Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 385-390

  Barnham, Keith ^a   Knorr, Kaspar ^b   Mazzer, Massimo ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FRAUNHOFER IWES   (Germany)

^c IMEM CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electricity supply; Photovoltaics; Wind power

Indexed keywords

3RD GENERATION; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EXPONENTIAL EXPANSION; PEAK PRICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; PHOTOVOLTAICS; REAL-TIME EXPERIMENT; RENEWABLES;

BIOGAS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; WIND POWER;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY RESOURCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

GERMANY; ITALY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873188230     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.10.077     Document Type: Article

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