Life cycle energy analysis and embodied carbon of a linear dielectric-based concentrating photovoltaic appropriate for building-integrated applications

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 366-375

  Lamnatou, Chr ^a   Baig, H ^b   Chemisana, D ^a   Mallick, T K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building integrated solar system; CO2< inf> savings and Greenhouse gas Payback Time (GPBT); Embodied energy and embodied carbon; Energy Payback Time (EPBT); Energy Return on the Investment (EROI); Life Cycle Analysis (LCA); Linear dielectric based Concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV)

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE GASES; IONIZATION OF GASES; LIFE CYCLE; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

BUILDING INTEGRATED; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC; EMBODIED CARBONS; ENERGY PAYBACK TIME (EPBT); LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PAYBACK TIME; RE-TURN-ON;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84941369127     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.08.030     Document Type: Article

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