Life cycle assessment of grid-connected photovoltaic power generation from crystalline silicon solar modules in China

Applied Energy

Volumn 164, Issue , 2016, Pages 882-890

  Hou, Guofu ^a   Sun, Honghang ^b   Jiang, Ziying ^c   Pan, Ziqiang ^c   Wang, Yibo ^d   Zhang, Xiaodan ^a   Zhao, Ying ^a   Yao, Qiang ^b  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINA INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Crystalline silicon (c Si) solar modules; Energy payback time; Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission; Grid connected photovoltaic (PV) power generation; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GASES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; ENERGY PAY BACK TIME; GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MANUFACTURING PROCESS; SOLAR GRADE SILICONS; SOLAR MODULE; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; SILICON;

CHINA;

EID: 84954130587     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.11.023     Document Type: Article

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