Photovoltaic technology: Markets, economics, and rural development
研究了光伏技术在发展中国家农村电气化中的动机、经济性和发展影响，基于多米尼加共和国的实地调查，探讨补贴光伏市场与投资研发的权衡。
Photovoltaic (PV) electricity has been widely supported as a remote energy source for developing countries. In response, the production and shipment of PV modules in developed nations has steadily increased through the past decade, often marketed through the auspices of technology transfer and financed by international development aid. This paper investigates the motives, economics, and development implications of PVs in rural electrification, drawing on field research in the Dominican Republic. The implications of subsidizing a PV market rather than investing in further PV research and development are explored.