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March 2011
Although differing in technical maturity and commercial
status, the various solar refrigeration technologies discussed
in the previous sections are compared in terms of performance
and initial cost. The three last columns indicate
the specific cost of photovoltaic solar panels, the
specific cost of thermal solar collectors plus specific engine
costs and the specific chiller cost, respectively. Since the existing
chillers based on these technologies differ widely in cooling
capacity ranging from a few tens to several mega Watt, the