Eco-efficiency of CdTe photovoltaics with tracking systems

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3374-3378

  Sinha, Parikhit ^a   Schneider, Matthew ^a   Dailey, Scott ^a   Jepson, Calvin ^a   De Wild Scholten, Mariska ^b  

^a FIRST SOLAR   (United States)

^b SmartGreenScans ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BOS; Cadmium telluride; Eco efficiency; Horizontal tracking; LCA

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BOS; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PAY BACK TIME; LCA; LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE; SUBTROPICAL LATITUDES;

TRACKING (POSITION);

EID: 84896482840     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2013.6745173     Document Type: Conference Paper

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