Life cycle analyses of organic photovoltaics: A review

Energy and Environmental Science

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3136-3149

  Lizin, Sebastien ^a   Van Passel, Steven ^a   De Schepper, Ellen ^a   Maes, Wouter ^b   Lutsen, Laurence ^b   Manca, Jean ^b   Vanderzande, Dirk ^b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS INNOVATION; CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY PAY BACK TIME; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LIFE CYCLE; SOLAR CELLS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE; MARKET SYSTEM; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84885978817     PISSN: 17545692     EISSN: 17545706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3ee42653j     Document Type: Review

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