Comparing energy payback and simple payback period for solar photovoltaic systems

Will Kessler

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20172200080

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Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 22, 2017 International Conference on Advances in Energy Systems and Environmental Engineering (ASEE17)


Article Number		00080
Number of page(s)		6
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20172200080
Published online		07 November 2017

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[1] M. Šúri, T.A. Huld, E.D. Dunlop, H.A. Ossenbrink, Sol. Energy 81, 1295–1305 (2007) [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[2] B. Marion, J. Adelstein, K. Boyle, H. Hayden, B. Hammond, T. Fletcher, B. Canada, D. Narang, D. Shugar, H. Wenger, A. Kimber, L. Mitchell, G. Rich, T. Townsend, IEEE Phot Spec Conf CP-520-37358 (2005) [Google Scholar]

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