A hybrid life-cycle inventory for multi-crystalline silicon PV module manufacturing in China

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Yao, Yuan ^a   Chang, Yuan ^b   Masanet, Eric ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Life cycle inventory; Multi crystalline silicon PV; Solar power

Indexed keywords

CHINA; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84908582421     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/9/11/114001     Document Type: Article

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