Profitability in absence of subsidies: A techno-economic analysis of rooftop photovoltaic self-consumption in residential and commercial buildings

Renewable Energy

Volumn 87, Issue , 2016, Pages 77-87

  Lang, Tillmann ^a   Ammann, David ^a   Girod, Bastien ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Buildings; Economic performance; Energy policy; Photovoltaics; Self consumption

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; HOUSING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PROFITABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMMERCIAL BUILDING; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; REGULATORY SUPPORT; RISK AND UNCERTAINTY; SELF-CONSUMPTION; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; COST ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PROFITABILITY; REGULATORY APPROACH; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRIA; GERMANY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84944916854     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.09.059     Document Type: Article

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