Life-cycle analyses of very-large scale PV systems using six types of PV modules

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Ito, Masakazu ^a   Komoto, Keiichi ^b   Kurokawa, Kosuke ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b MIZUHO INFORMATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions rate; Desert; Energy pay back time; LCA; VLS PV

Indexed keywords

CDTE; DESERT AREA; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; GOBI DESERT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PAYBACK TIME; PV MODULES; PV SYSTEM; TRANSMISSION LINE; VLS-PV SYSTEMS;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; LANDFORMS; LIFE CYCLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

SILICON;

EID: 77949568900     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2009.11.028     Document Type: Article

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