Installation and Manufacturing of Photovoltaics: an Assessment Using California and New York Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Installation and Manufacturing of Photovoltaics: an Assessment Using California and New York

Creator

  • Author: Dohanich, Elizabeth
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Tierney, Sean
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Rice, Murray D.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Fry, Matthew
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
    Additional Info: www.unt.edu

Date

  • Creation: 2012-08

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Renewable energy studies are becoming increasingly important as world energy demand rises and current energy sources are increasingly questioned. Solar photovoltaics (PV) are the focus of this study as a renewable industry still in its infancy. This research examines the geography of solar panel installation and manufacturing from 2007 to 2010 in California and New York. California is the larger of the two markets and has implemented more policy support; programs that appear to have increased the pace of installations, reduce the size of the subsidy, and help lower total costs. Similar trends are observable in New York. US based companies are still making solar panels, but foreign competitors, most notably from China and Mexico, are capturing an increasing share of the market.

Subject

  • Keyword: Geography
  • Keyword: solar panel
  • Keyword: installation
  • Keyword: manufacturing
  • Keyword: 2007-2010

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights Holder: Dohanich, Elizabeth
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc149585

Degree

  • Academic Department: Department of Geography
  • Degree Discipline: Applied Geography
  • Degree Level: Master's
  • Degree Name: Master of Science
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas
  • Degree Publication Type: thesi

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