Life cycle assessment of grid-connected power generation from metallurgical route multi-crystalline silicon photovoltaic system in China

Applied Energy

Volumn 185, Issue , 2017, Pages 68-81

  Yu, Zhiqiang ^a   Ma, Wenhui ^a   Xie, Keqiang ^a   Lv, Guoqiang ^a   Chen, Zhengjie ^a   Wu, Jijun ^a   Yu, Jie ^a  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy payback time (EPBT); Environmental impacts; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Metallurgical route; Photovoltaic (PV) power generation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; LIFE CYCLE; METALLURGY; METALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SILICON; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COAL-FIRED POWER GENERATION; CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PAYBACK TIME (EPBT); LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); METALLURGICAL ROUTES; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; PHOTOVOLTAIC;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RECYCLING; SILICON; SMART GRID; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84993973289     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.10.051     Document Type: Article

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