Life cycle assessment of solar energy systems: Comparison of photovoltaic and water thermal heater at domestic scale

Energy

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 434-446

  Carnevale, E ^a   Lombardi, L ^b   Zanchi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NICCOLÒ CUSANO UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Domestic scale; Life cycle assessment; Photovoltaic; Solar energy; Thermal collector

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEATING; RECYCLING; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILMS;

DOMESTIC SCALE; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY DEMANDS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR; THERMAL COLLECTORS; THERMAL SOLAR COLLECTORS;

LIFE CYCLE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FILM; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SILICON; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84909647195     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.09.028     Document Type: Article

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