Reduction of environmental impacts in crystalline silicon photovoltaic technology: An analysis of driving forces and opportunities

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1041, Issue , 2008, Pages 3-12

  Alsema, Erik ^a   De Wild Scholten, Mariska ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COST REDUCTION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; NONMETALS; REDUCTION; SILICON; SOLAR ENERGY; TECHNOLOGY;

CELL EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; DRIVING FORCES; FUTURE PROSPECTS; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS; LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; SILICON CONSUMPTION; SOLAR GRADE SILICON; STORAGE SYSTEMS;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 52349091055     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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