Making the deployment of pico-PV more sustainable along the value chain

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 401-411

  Hirmer, Stephanie ^a   Cruickshank, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

After sales service; Pico PV; Product acceptance; Product diffusion; Solar lantern; Sustainable product distribution

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC LIGHTING; MARKETING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; COMMERCE; FINANCIAL MARKETS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REPAIR; RURAL AREAS;

AFTER-SALES SERVICES; PICO PV; PRODUCT ACCEPTANCE; PRODUCT DIFFUSION; SOLAR LANTERN; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS;

COMMERCE; CHAINS;

EID: 84887909078     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.10.018     Document Type: Review

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