The great solar boom: a global perspective into the far reaching impact of an unexpected energy revolution

Energy Science and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 499-509

  Meneguzzo, Francesco ^a   Ciriminna, Rosaria ^b   Albanese, Lorenzo ^a   Pagliaro, Mario ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMETEOROLOGY   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic; PV industry; PV manufacturers; solar boom; solar energy

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; SOLAR ENERGY;

ENERGY GENERATIONS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; MARKET TRENDS; NICHE MARKETS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PV MANUFACTURERS; SOCIETAL BENEFITS; SOLAR BOOM;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84969126555     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20500505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ese3.98     Document Type: Article

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