CdTe photovoltaics: Life cycle environmental profile and comparisons

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 515, Issue 15 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 5961-5963

  Fthenakis, Vasilis M ^a,b   Kim, Hyung Chul ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

CdTe PV; Environmental; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; LIFE CYCLE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ENERGY PAY BACK TIMES (EPBT); LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 34247340875     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.138     Document Type: Article

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