Learning curve analysis of concentrated photovoltaic systems

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1678-1686

  Haysom, Joan E ^a   Jafarieh, Omid ^a   Anis, Hanan ^a   Hinzer, Karin ^a   Wright, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

concentrated photovoltaics; deployed volumes; learning curve; regression analysis; solar electricity costs; system learning rate

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DEPLOYED VOLUMES; LEARNING CURVES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR ELECTRICITY COSTS; SYSTEM LEARNING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84944174379     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2567     Document Type: Review

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