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Solar energy under cold climatic conditions: A review

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Solar energy has seen tremendous development in recent years towards fulfilling the energy requirements of our planet. This paper presents an extensive review of solar-energy-based technologies and research work conducted under cold climatic conditions. These conditions include mountainous, continental, cold oceanic and polar climates and in general, all climates where below Zero temperatures are common during the winter.

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  • Mussard, Maxime, 2017. "Solar energy under cold climatic conditions: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 733-745.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:74:y:2017:i:c:p:733-745
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.03.009
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