Life cycle sustainability assessment of grid-connected photovoltaic power generation: A case study of Northeast England
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.07.021
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Sustainability assessment; Life cycle assessment; Triple bottom line; Regional sustainability; Energy technology; Solar photovoltaic;All these keywords.
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