Parameters affecting the life cycle performance of PV technologies and systems

Pacca, Sérgio Almeida; Sivaraman, Deepak; Keoleian, Gregory A.

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2006.10.003

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“…The size of the annual emissions (CO 2 , SO 2 , NO x and dust) in a building are calculated with the emissions indicators [39,40].…”

Section: Emissions Of Carbon Dioxide and Other Harmful Substances Redmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Annual emissions of pollutants (SO 2 , NO x , CO 2 ) introduced into the air resulting in the use of electricity without considering and taking into account operation of the photovoltaic plant are determined from the following relationship: To calculate the annual emission reductions from the use of the electricity network, the following emission factors were took into account: sulfur dioxide w = 2.203 kg/MWh, nitrogen dioxide w = 1.230 kg/MWh, sling dust ŵ = 1.812 kg/MWh, carbon dioxide w = 0.812 Mg CO 2 /MWh [39][40][41]. After application of photovoltaic systems with a total nominal power of 15.5 kWp to support electricity production with the participation of solar energy, a reduction of emissions into the atmosphere were achieved, the amount of reduction was about 52%.…”

Section: Emissions Of Carbon Dioxide and Other Harmful Substances Redmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Photovoltaic Installation Application in the Public Utility Building

Piotrowska-Woroniak

2017

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Abstract:The article presents the use of photovoltaic installation in a building with office space and a section for kindergarten to support the production of electricity using solar energy. Accepted technological installation solution, capital expenditures to be incurred for the project and payback time are shown. Paper presents the results of the performance simulation of the PV system adopted depending on the angle of photovoltaic panels. Designed photovoltaic installation consists of 62 panels with a total nominal power of 15.5 kW. The use of photovoltaics in the facility allow reducing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere by approximately 52%. In Poland, most of the electricity produced is still based on coal and lignite. Photovoltaics is one of the renewable sources of energy, so-called "Green" energy. The investment could be made thanks to the Regional Operational Programme Podlaski, Activity 5.2 Development of local infrastructure, environmental protection 2007-2013.

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“…The size of the annual emissions (CO 2 , SO 2 , NO x and dust) in a building are calculated with the emissions indicators [39,40].…”

Section: Emissions Of Carbon Dioxide and Other Harmful Substances Redmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Emissions Of Carbon Dioxide and Other Harmful Substances Redmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Photovoltaic Installation Application in the Public Utility Building

Piotrowska-Woroniak

2017

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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“…Differences between the two estimates can be explained by assumptions in the study performed by Pacca et al (2007) that are different from the present study, such as a solar conversion efficiency of the multi-Si module of 12.9% instead of 13.2% in our study, and different amounts and types of electricity which are replaced by PV electricity.…”

Section: Environmental Impact Scoresmentioning

confidence: 41%

“…It is found that the global warming score reduction of the multi-Si module ensued from our study (a factor of 2.5 = 60%) is close to the CO 2 emission reduction of the multi-Si module reported by Pacca et al (2007;68%). Differences between the two estimates can be explained by assumptions in the study performed by Pacca et al (2007) that are different from the present study, such as a solar conversion efficiency of the multi-Si module of 12.9% instead of 13.2% in our study, and different amounts and types of electricity which are replaced by PV electricity.…”

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confidence: 48%

“…A comparison of the environmental impacts of PV modules in case their life cycle is based on the use of PV electricity in contrast to fossil electricity can elucidate potential environmental drawbacks in an early stage of development of a solar-based economy. Recently, Pacca et al (2007) reported 68% reduction of the CO 2 emission for a multicrystalline silicon (multi-Si) module and 82% reduction of the CO 2 emission for a module based on thin-film triple-junction amorphous Si, in case that PV electricity instead of conventionally generated electricity is applied in the manufacturing of the PV modules. However, they did not report effects on toxicity impacts.…”

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Environmental impact of thin-film GaInP/GaAs and multicrystalline silicon solar modules produced with solar electricity

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Meijer

Huijbregts

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Int J Life Cycle Assess

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Life Cycle Assessment of Titania Perovskite Solar Cell Technology for Sustainable Design and Manufacturing

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Perovskite solar cells have attracted enormous attention in recent years due to their low cost and superior technical performance. However, the use of toxic metals, such as lead, in the perovskite dye and toxic chemicals in perovskite solar cell manufacturing causes grave concerns for its environmental performance. To understand and facilitate the sustainable development of perovskite solar cell technology from its design to manufacturing, a comprehensive environmental impact assessment has been conducted on titanium dioxide nanotube based perovskite solar cells by using an attributional life cycle assessment approach, from cradle to gate, with manufacturing data from our laboratory-scale experiments and upstream data collected from professional databases and the literature. The results indicate that the perovskite dye is the primary source of environmental impact, associated with 64.77% total embodied energy and 31.38% embodied materials consumption, contributing to more than 50% of the life cycle impact in almost all impact categories, although lead used in the perovskite dye only contributes to about 1.14% of the human toxicity potential. A comparison of perovskite solar cells with commercial silicon and cadmium-tellurium solar cells reveals that perovskite solar cells could be a promising alternative technology for future large-scale industrial applications.

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Parameters affecting the life cycle performance of PV technologies and systems

Cited by 214 publications

References 19 publications

The Photovoltaic Installation Application in the Public Utility Building

The Photovoltaic Installation Application in the Public Utility Building

Environmental impact of thin-film GaInP/GaAs and multicrystalline silicon solar modules produced with solar electricity

Life Cycle Assessment of Titania Perovskite Solar Cell Technology for Sustainable Design and Manufacturing

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