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U.S. Aims for Zero-Energy: Support for PV on New Homes
Barbose, Galen; Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - 2009
realize an immediate net positive cash flow from the investment. PV system performance can be optimized by taking roof … orientation, shading, and other structural factors into account in the design of new homes. Building-integrated photovoltaics … in system design and installation. Finally, the ability to install PV as a standard feature in new developments - like …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437184
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Designing PV Incentive Programs to Promote System Performance: AReview of Current Practice
Barbose, Galen; Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - 2008
design efforts going forward, we examine the approaches to encouraging PV system performance - including, but not limited to …Some stakeholders continue to voice concerns about the performance of customer-sited photovoltaic (PV) systems … much remains to be understood about the extent and specific causes of poor PV system performance, several studies of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436041
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New Berkeley Lab Report Tracks a Decade of PV Installed Cost Trends
Barbose, Galen; Peterman, Carla; Wiser, Ryan - 2009
Installations of PV systems have been expanding at a rapid pace in recent years. In the United States, the market for PV is driven by national, state, and local government incentives, including upfront cash rebates, production-based incentives, requirements that electricity suppliers purchase a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436091
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Tracking the Sun III; The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the United States from 1998-2009
Barbose, Galen; Darghouth, Naim; Wiser, Ryan - 2011
Installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have been growing at a rapid pace in recent years. In 2009, approximately 7,500 megawatts (MW) of PV were installed globally, up from approximately 6,000 MW in 2008, consisting primarily of grid-connected applications. With 335 MW of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436285
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Supporting Photovoltaics in Market-Rate Residential NewConstruction: A Summary of Programmatic Experience to Date and LessonsLearned
Barbose, Galen; Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - 2008
-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), which are less susceptible to aesthetic concerns than traditional, rack-mounted systems. The performance of PV … volume purchases of modules and inverters and from scale economies in system design and installation. Finally, the ability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436828