Evolution of solar energy in India: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 475-487

  Kapoor, Karan ^a   Pandey, Krishan K ^a   Jain, A K ^a   Nandan, Ashish ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY STUDIES   (India)

^b Hindustan Clean Energy Limited Okhla Industrial Estate   (India)

Author keywords

Barriers and challenges; Evolution; Solar energy; Solar policies

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING;

BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES; CLEAN ELECTRICITY; DEVELOPING NATIONS; EVOLUTION; GOVERNMENT OF INDIA; INSTALLED CAPACITY; NATIONAL SOLAR MISSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84906495726     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.118     Document Type: Review

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