Life-cycle assessment of China's multi-crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules considering international trade

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 35-45

  Yang, Dong ^a   Liu, Jingru ^a   Yang, Jianxin ^a   Ding, Ning ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

CML 2001 method; Global warming potential; Life cycle assessment; Multi crystalline silicon; Photovoltaic modules

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MANUFACTURE; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84928755504     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.003     Document Type: Article

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