Performance comparison of diesel and solar photovoltaic power systems for water pumping in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 702-713

  Rehman, Shafiqur ^a   Sahin, Ahmet Z ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diesel; Economics; Photovoltaic; Saudi Arabia; Solar energy; Solar radiation; Water pumping

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE GASES; GROUNDWATER; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PUMPS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

DIESEL; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS; SAUDI ARABIA; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEMS; WATER PUMPING;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIESEL; ECONOMICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; PUMPING; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER SUPPLY;

DHAHRAN; EASTERN PROVINCE [SAUDI ARABIA]; JEDDAH; MAKKAH [SAUDI ARABIA]; NAJRAN [SAUDI ARABIA]; RIYADH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84924955658     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2014.884498     Document Type: Article

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