Life cycle assessment of solar PV based electricity generation systems: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 540-544

  Sherwani, A F ^a   Usmani, J A ^b   Varun, ^c  

^a SHARDA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Electricity; Energy flow; Life cycle assessment; Solar PV; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY-GENERATION SYSTEM; ENERGY FLOW; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR PV; SOLAR PVS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; SILICA; SOLAR ENERGY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 70349548747     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.08.003     Document Type: Review

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