Update of energy payback time and greenhouse gas emission data for crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 1429-1435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Wetzel ◽  
Stephanie Borchers
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Gas Emission ◽  
Emission Data ◽  
Photovoltaic Modules ◽  
Energy Payback ◽  
Payback Time ◽  
Energy Payback Time

The energy payback time of advanced crystalline silicon PV modules in 2020: a prospective study

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 1180-1194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sander A. Mann ◽  
Mariska J. de Wild-Scholten ◽  
Vasilis M. Fthenakis ◽  
Wilfried G.J.H.M. van Sark ◽  
Wim C. Sinke
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Energy Payback ◽  
Payback Time ◽  
Pv Modules ◽  
Energy Payback Time ◽  
A Prospective Study

scholarly journals Life cycle energy use and environmental implications of high-performance perovskite tandem solar cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (31) ◽  
pp. eabb0055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueyu Tian ◽  
Samuel D. Stranks ◽  
Fengqi You
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Form Factors ◽  
Environmental Implications ◽  
Energy Payback ◽  
Payback Time ◽  
Energy Payback Time

A promising route to widespread deployment of photovoltaics is to harness inexpensive, highly-efficient tandems. We perform holistic life cycle assessments on the energy payback time, carbon footprint, and environmental impact scores for perovskite-silicon and perovskite-perovskite tandems benchmarked against state-of-the-art commercial silicon cells. The scalability of processing steps and materials in the manufacture and operation of tandems is considered. The resulting energy payback time and greenhouse gas emission factor of the all-perovskite tandem configuration are 0.35 years and 10.7 g CO2-eq/kWh, respectively, compared to 1.52 years and 24.6 g CO2-eq/kWh for the silicon benchmark. Prolonging the lifetime provides a strong technological lever for reducing the carbon footprint such that the perovskite-silicon tandem can outcompete the current benchmark on energy and environmental performance. Perovskite-perovskite tandems with flexible and lightweight form factors further improve the energy and environmental performance by around 6% and thus enhance the potential for large-scale, sustainable deployment.

Energy payback time and Greenhouse Gas emissions: Studying the international energy agency guidelines architecture

2018 ◽  
Vol 196 ◽  
pp. 1566-1575 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.F. Armendariz-Lopez ◽  
A.P. Arena-Granados ◽  
M.E. Gonzalez-Trevizo ◽  
A. Luna-Leon ◽  
G. Bojorquez-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Energy Payback ◽  
Payback Time ◽  
Energy Payback Time
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