Solar energy generation potential along national highways

International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Sharma, Pragya ^a   Harinarayana, Irumalachetty ^a,b  

^a Innovation and Incubation Centre   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Employment generation; Land cost; Modelling; National highways; Pvsyst software program; Shade analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MODELS; ROADS AND STREETS; ROOFS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; VEHICLES;

ENERGY GENERATIONS; LAND COSTS; MODELLING STUDIES; NATIONAL HIGHWAYS; SHADE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE PROGRAM; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; VEHICLE MOVEMENTS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84881252184     PISSN: 20089163     EISSN: 22516832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2251-6832-4-16     Document Type: Article

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