Life cycle assessment of photovoltaic electricity generation

Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 224-232

  Stoppato, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy pay back time; Life cycle assessment; Photovoltaic panels

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICA; SOLAR RADIATION;

ENERGY PAY BACK TIME; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS;

LIFE CYCLE;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICA; SOLAR RADIATION;

ALUMINUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MITIGATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SILICON; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 38349077115     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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