Life cycle assessment and energy pay-back time of advanced photovoltaic modules: CdTe and CIS compared to poly-Si

Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1310-1318

  Raugei, Marco ^a   Bargigli, Silvia ^a   Ulgiati, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CdTe; CIS; LCA; Photovoltaics; Thin film

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; POLYSILICON; THIN FILMS;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LIA); POLY-SI SYSTEMS; THIN FILM SYSTEMS;

SOLAR CELLS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; POLYSILICON; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDIUM; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SELENIUM; SILICON; TELLURIUM;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34247135826     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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