Household Solar Photovoltaics: Supplier of Marginal Abatement, or Primary Source of Low-Emission Power?

With declining system costs and assuming a short energy payback period, photovoltaics (PV) should, at face value, be able to make a meaningful contribution to reducing the emission intensity of Australia’s electricity system. However, solar is an intermittent power source and households remain compl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graham Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-03-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/5/4/1406