Managing solar-PV variability with geographical dispersion: An Ontario (Canada) case-study

Renewable Energy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 171-180

  Rowlands, Ian H ^a   Kemery, Briana Paige ^b   Beausoleil Morrison, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Electricity markets; Geographic dispersion; Photovoltaics; Variability

Indexed keywords

CANADA; ELECTRICITY MARKET; GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; VARIABILITY;

DISPERSIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; LAND USE; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CORRELATION; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; DATA SET; DEMAND ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84897656700     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.01.034     Document Type: Article

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