Energy payback and life-cycle CO2 emissions of the BOS in an optimized 3.5MW PV installation

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-190

  Mason, J E ^a   Fthenakis, V M ^b   Hansen, T ^c   Kim, H C ^b  

^a Solar Energy Campaign   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Tucson Electric Power Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance of system; Energy payback; Greenhouse gas emissions; Life cycle assessment; PV plant

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

BALANCE OF SYSTEM; ENERGY PAYBACK; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PV PLANT;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 33644907455     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.652     Document Type: Article

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