Substituting silver in solar photovoltaics is feasible and allows for decentralization in smart regional grids

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-21

  García Olivares, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy democracy; Intelligent grids; Metallization; Photovoltaics; Post carbon society

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER PLANT; SILVER;

EID: 84953838477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2015.05.004     Document Type: Article

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