Experimental verification of upgraded metallurgical silicon photovoltaic power plant

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 281-285

  Yang, Hong ^a   Wang, He ^a   Wang, Haidong ^b   Ding, Jiye ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Ningxia Dongmeng Energy Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation; Power plant; Solar cells; Upgraded metallurgical silicon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945482390     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-014-0786-8     Document Type: Article

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