The power of grid parity: A discursive approach

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 179-190

  Munoz, L A Hurtado ^a   Huijben, J C C M ^a   Verhees, B ^a   Verbong, G P J ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calculation methodology; Discourse analysis; Grid parity; Photovoltaic; Up scaling strategies

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; SEMANTICS;

BLACK BOXES; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; GRID PARITIES; LITERATURE STUDIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; STORYLINES; UPSCALING;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BENCHMARKING; COMPETITIVENESS; MODELING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; UPSCALING;

EID: 84904167972     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.12.012     Document Type: Article

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