An innovation-focused roadmap for a sustainable global photovoltaic industry

Energy Policy

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 159-169

  Zheng, Cheng ^a   Kammen, Daniel M ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning curve; Photovoltaic innovation; Research and development

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

CRYSTALLINE SILICON PV MODULES; ECONOMIES OF SCALE; LEARNING CURVES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SUSTAINABLE GROWTH;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

INNOVATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; GERMANY; JAPAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893822281     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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