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Solar PV System Economics

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In the present day world we come across various energy supplies or projects which are based on many energy sources (conventional and new as well as renewable). Consequently, there are various forms of utilizable energy, various utilization technologies, and various applications at various locations. Presently solar photovoltaics is being recognized as a principal emerging technology growing well over 30% every year. Mass scale adoption of solar PV technology as an energy resource will depend on how this is worth economically. Operationally the task of evaluation consists of identifying the potential advantages and disadvantages of this option. This constitutes the problem of system evaluation.

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Kaushika, N.D., Mishra, A., Rai, A.K. (2018). Solar PV System Economics. In: Solar Photovoltaics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72404-1_13

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