Energy payback time (EPBT) and energy return on energy invested (EROI) of solar photovoltaic systems: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 133-141

  Bhandari, Khagendra P ^b   Collier, Jennifer M ^a   Ellingson, Randy J ^b   Apul, Defne S ^a  

^a Toledo   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Embedded energy; Energy payback time; Energy return on energy invested; PV

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EMBEDDED ENERGY; ENERGY; ENERGY PAYBACK; ENERGY PAYBACK TIME; ENERGY RETURN ON ENERGY INVESTED; PAYBACK TIME; PV; RE-TURN-ON;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 84925406062     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.02.057     Document Type: Review

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