Parameters affecting the life cycle performance of PV technologies and systems

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3316-3326

  Pacca, Sergio ^a   Sivaraman, Deepak ^a   Keoleian, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment; Net energy ratio; PV system

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIFE CYCLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; THIN FILMS;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NET ENERGY RATIO; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ELECTRICITY GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANN ARBOR; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947714220     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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