Development of dye sensitized solar cells: A life cycle perspective for the environmental and market potential assessment of a renewable energy technology

International Journal of Heat and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-148

  Parisi, Maria Laura ^a   Maranghi, Simone ^a   Sinicropi, Adalgisa ^a   Basosi, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; COMMERCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROLYTES; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SUBSTRATES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES; PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKETS; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84900672322     PISSN: 03928764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18280/ijht.310219     Document Type: Article

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