International journal of heat & technology: Life cycle assessment of advanced technologies for photovoltaic panels production

International Journal of Heat and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-139

  Bravi, Mirko ^a   Parisi, Maria Laura ^b   Tiezzi, Enzo ^a,b,c   Basosi, Riccardo ^a,b,c  

^a Polo Universitario Colle di Val d'Elsa   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c Center for the Study of Complex Systems   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GALLIUM; INDIUM; LIFE CYCLE; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; TECHNOLOGY;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; CDTE; EUROPEAN REGULATION; HEAVY METALS POLLUTION; INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LOWER ENERGIES; PAYBACK TIME; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; PRODUCTION STAGE; SELENIDES; SOLAR TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; THIN FILM SILICON;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 79954541706     PISSN: 03928764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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