The evolution of the dye sensitized solar cells from Grätzel prototype to up-scaled solar applications: A life cycle assessment approach

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 124-138

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Energy Payback Time; Life cycle assessment; Photosensitizers; Photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY PAY BACK TIME; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; INDUSTRIAL FABRICATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84905225383     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.079     Document Type: Review

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