Data envelopment analysis to evaluate photovoltaic plants in Italy

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 827, Issue , 2014, Pages 435-440

  Cucchiella, Federica ^a   Gastaldi, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Photovoltaic plants; Regional analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ANALYSIS; ENERGY INTENSITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; REGIONAL ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOLAR IRRADIATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOLAR ENERGY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84887131849     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.827.435     Document Type: Conference Paper

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