A multicriteria analysis of photovoltaic systems: Energetic, environmental, and economic assessments

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Cucchiella, Federica ^a   D'Adamo, Idiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; PROFITABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ENERGY PAYBACK; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSES GAS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE INDICATORS; PAYBACK TIME; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; TIME ENERGY;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84925326267     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/627454     Document Type: Article

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