Environmental life-cycle assessment of photovoltaic systems
| Autor: | V. Fthenakis, M. Raugei |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
020209 energy Energy agency Photovoltaic system Environmental engineering Inventory data Energy investment 02 engineering and technology Environmental economics 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Photovoltaics Greenhouse gas 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Economics 0210 nano-technology business Life-cycle assessment |
| DOI: | 10.1016/b978-1-78242-336-2.00007-0 |
| Popis: | This chapter gives an overview of a well-established life-cycle assessment methodology adopted by analysts in 14 countries which have been collaborating under the auspices of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Based on actual photovoltaic (PV) life-cycle materials and energy inventory data, estimates of energy payback times (EPBT), energy return on energy investment (EROI) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were made; those are indicative of PV performance in early 2010; using more up-to-date PV efficiencies will result in lower EPBT and GHG emissions and higher EROI estimates. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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