Examining the Influence of Solar Panel Installers on Design Innovation and Market Penetration

This work uses an agent-based model to examine how installers of photovoltaic (PV) panels influence panel design and the success of residential solar energy. It provides a novel approach to modelling intermediary stakeholder influence on product design, focusing installer decisions instead of the ty...

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Main Authors: Sinitskaya, Ekaterina (Author), Gomez, Kelley J. (Author), Bao, Qifang (Contributor), MacDonald, Erin (Contributor), Yang, Maria C. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (Contributor), Sloan School of Management (Contributor), Yang, Maria (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ASME International, 2019-01-15T15:26:33Z.
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