Photovoltaic energy yield predictions using satellite data

Energy yield is a key metric for evaluating the performance of photovoltaic systems. It describes the total amount of energy generated by a photovoltaic (PV) installation over a given period, typically a year, and depends on physical properties of the solar cell like efficiency, band gap and tempera...

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Main Authors: Peters, Ian Marius (Author), Liu, Haohui (Author), Buonassisi, Tonio (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 2021-12-14T19:12:39Z.
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