Deciphering the uncertainties in life cycle energy and environmental analysis of organic photovoltaics

Energy and Environmental Science

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 9163-9172

  Yue, Dajun ^a   Khatav, Prasad ^a   You, Fengqi ^a   Darling, Seth B ^b,c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; CHICAGO; DETERMINISTIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LONG-TERM FUTURE; LOW ENERGIES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION METHODS; NEW YORK; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; SAN FRANCISCO; SILICON-BASED; SINGLE POINT; SINGLE-VALUE; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS; THIN-FILM TECHNOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK PERCEPTION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILM; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICON; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; SAN FRANCISCO [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867644473     PISSN: 17545692     EISSN: 17545706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2ee22597b     Document Type: Article

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