DOI: 10.1016/s0038-092x(01)00033-0. Empirical investigation of the energy payback time for photovoltaic modules

Empirical investigation of the energy payback time for photovoltaic modules

10.1016/s0038-092x(01)00033-0

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Elsevier BV

Solar Energy (78)

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Knapp, K., & Jester, T. (2001). Empirical investigation of the energy payback time for photovoltaic modules. Solar Energy, 71(3), 165â172.

Authors 2

K. Knapp (first)
T. Jester (additional)

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Type	When
Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 25, 2002, 2:30 p.m.)
Deposited	6 years, 4 months ago (April 23, 2019, 2:52 p.m.)
Indexed	5 months, 1 week ago (March 24, 2025, 2:29 a.m.)
Issued	24 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 2001)
Published	24 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 2001)
Published Print	24 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 2001)

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