Efficacy and efficiency of italian energy policy: The case of PV systems in greenhouse farms

Energies

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3985-4001

  Sgroi, Filippo ^a   Tudisca, Salvatore ^a   Di Trapani, Anna Maria ^a   Testa, Riccardo ^a   Squatrito, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breakeven point; Incentive tariffs; Profitability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AGRICULTURE; CULTIVATION; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; GREENHOUSES; INVESTMENTS; PROFITABILITY;

BREAK-EVEN POINT; ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; INCENTIVE TARIFFS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84903731134     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en7063985     Document Type: Article

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