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A review of solar photovoltaic levelized cost of electricity
Branker, K.; Pathak, M.J.M.; Pearce, J.M. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 9, pp. 4470-4482
As the solar photovoltaic (PV) matures, the economic feasibility of PV projects is increasingly being evaluated using …
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Feasibility study and sensitivity analysis of a stand-alone photovoltaic–diesel–battery hybrid energy system in the north of Algeria
Rezzouk, H.; Mellit, A. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 43 (2015) C, pp. 1134-1150
This paper aims to study the techno-economical feasibility of a photovoltaic–diesel–battery hybrid energy system (HES … for a photovoltaic penetration varying from 0% to 100% including a stand-alone diesel system and a stand …-alone photovoltaic system. For each scenario, the power system has been designed and optimized to get a maximum output power at a low …
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Cost and CO2 reductions of solar photovoltaic power generation in China: Perspectives for 2020
Wang, Yu; Zhou, Sheng; Huo, Hong - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 370-380
To improve the understanding of the cost and benefit of photovoltaic (PV) power generation in China, we analyze the per …
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The economics of wave energy: A review
Astariz, S.; Iglesias, G. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 45 (2015) C, pp. 397-408
Wave energy is arguably one of the most promising renewables. Less developed at present than other renewables, the existing models to estimate the costs of a wave energy project are often oversimplified, and the resulting scatter in the economic assessments weighs on the confidence of potential...
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Payback period for residential solar water heaters in Taiwan
Lin, W.M.; Chang, K.C.; Chung, K.M. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 41 (2015) C, pp. 901-906
Taiwan is a leaf-shaped island straddling the Tropic of Cancer with abundant and reliable supply of solar energy. Under the individual circumstances (solar radiation, ambient temperature and hot water consumption pattern), solar heating could be economically competitive with conventional heating...
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Comparative study of stand-alone and hybrid solar energy systems suitable for off-grid rural electrification: A review
Akikur, R.K.; Saidur, R.; Ping, H.W.; Ullah, K.R. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 27 (2013) C, pp. 738-752
other renewable energy sources for the last few decades. The best way to harvest the sun’s power is photovoltaic (PV …
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Assessment of hybrid renewable power sources for rural electrification in Malaysia
Fadaeenejad, M.; Radzi, M.A.M.; AbKadir, M.Z.A.; Hizam, H. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30 (2014) C, pp. 299-305
results show that combination of photovoltaic-wind -battery is defined as a cost-effective HRES for villages in Malaysia. …
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Sizing stand-alone photovoltaic–wind hybrid system: Techno-economic analysis and optimization
Belmili, Hocine; Haddadi, Mourad; Bacha, Seddik; Almi, … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30 (2014) C, pp. 821-832
In this paper a detailed sizing method of stand-alone Photovoltaic–Wind hybrid systems is proposed and evaluated by the … photovoltaic and wind generators models, storage capacity model, Loss of Power Supply Probability (LPSP) algorithm and a proposed …
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Implications of energy policy on a product system's dynamic life-cycle environmental impact: Survey and model
Choi, Jun-Ki; Friley, Paul; Alfstad, Thomas - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 7, pp. 4744-4752
Successfully developing and manufacturing industrial products requires considering the economic- and environmental-factors that span multiple spatial- and temporal-scales. Here, we propose an integrated approach combining an energy-economic model with a life-cycle assessment to analyze the...
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Estimation of the energetic and environmental impacts of a roof-mounted building-integrated photovoltaic systems
Cucchiella, Federica; D'Adamo, Idiano - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 7, pp. 5245-5259
The production of electricity from renewable sources plays a strategic role in the future of energy because it helps to effectively manage climate change through an energy generation portfolio with lower emissions of greenhouse gases.
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