Solar radiation manipulations and their role in greenhouse claddings: Fluorescent solar concentrators, photoselective and other materials

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 175-190

  Lamnatou, Chr ^a   Chemisana, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluorescent solar concentrators; Greenhouse claddings; Photoselective materials; Solar energy technologies; Solar radiation manipulations

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); COST EFFECTIVENESS; DESALINATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUORESCENCE; GREENHOUSES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANTI CONDENSATIONS; CLADDING MATERIAL; FLUORESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATOR; GREENHOUSE MICROCLIMATE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 84880878087     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.06.052     Document Type: Review

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