Title :
Commercial building integrated photovoltaics: market and policy implications
Author :
Byrne, James ; Letendre, Steven ; Agbemabiese, Lawrence ; Redlin, David ; Nigro, Ralph
Author_Institution :
Center for Energy & Environ. Policy, Delaware Univ., Newark, DE, USA
fDate :
29 Sep-3 Oct 1997
Abstract :
In this study, the authors assess the market for dual-function PV power systems designed to serve the peak-shaving and emergency power needs of the commercial buildings sector. They use these market assessment results to investigate policy options for promoting the adoption of dual-function PV power systems within the commercial buildings sector
Keywords :
industrial power systems; photovoltaic power systems; solar cell arrays; PV arrays; building-integrated photovoltaics; commercial buildings sector; dual-function PV power systems; emergency power; market assessment; peak-shaving; policy options; Batteries; Building integrated photovoltaics; Collaboration; Environmental economics; Monitoring; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation economics; Production facilities; Solar power generation; US Department of Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1997., Conference Record of the Twenty-Sixth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3767-0
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1997.654327