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Life-cycle assessment of photovoltaic systems: results of Swiss studies on energy chains

✍ Scribed by Roberto Dones; Rolf Frischknecht

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
203 KB
Volume
6
Category
Article
ISSN
1062-7995

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✦ Synopsis

The methodology used and results obtained for grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) plants in recent Swiss life-cycle assessment (LCA) studies on current and future energy systems are discussed. Mono-and polycrystalline silicon cell technologies utilized in current panels as well as monocrystalline and amorphous cells for future applications were analysed for Swiss conditions. The environmental inventories of slanted-roof solar panels and large plants are presented. Greenhouse gas emissions from present and future electricity systems are compared. The high electricity requirements for manufacturing determine most of the environmental burdens associated with current photovoltaics. However, due to increasing eciency of production processes and cells, the environmental performance of PV systems is likely to improve substantially in the future.

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