Sustainability of photovoltaics: The case for thin-film solar cells

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2746-2750

  Fthenakis, Vasilis ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Availability; Germanium; Indium; Photovoltaics; Recycling; Resources; Tellurium

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE POWER; CONVENTIONAL POWER; DIRECT COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS; GENERATION MARKET; IF THERE ARE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PV MODULES; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE GROWTH; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILMS;

COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GERMANIUM; INDIUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RECYCLING; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TELLURIUM; THIN FILM DEVICES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 68849086662     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.05.001     Document Type: Review

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