Energy pay-back time and CO2 emissions o
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E. A. Alsema
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The energy requirements for the production of PV modules and BOS components are analyzed in order to evaluate the energy pay-back time and the CO 2 emissions of grid-connected PV systems. Both c-Si and thin ยฎlm module technologies are investigated. Assuming an irradiation of 1700 kWh/m 2 /yr the ene