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@article{Sandwell:2016:10.1002/pip.2802,
author = {Sandwell, P and Duggan, G and Nelson, J and Ekins-Daukes, N},
doi = {10.1002/pip.2802},
journal = {Progress in Photovoltaics},
pages = {1458--1472},
title = {The environmental impact of lightweight HCPV modules: efficient design and effective deployment},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2802},
volume = {24},
year = {2016}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - We present a life cycle analysis of a lightweight design of high concentration photovoltaic module. The materials and processes used in construction are considered to assess the total environmental impact of the module construction in terms of the cumulative energy demand and embodied greenhouse gas emissions, which were found to be 355.3MJ and 27.9 kgCO2eq respectively. We consider six potential deployment locations and the system energy payback times are calculated to be 0.22–0.33 years whilst the greenhouse gas payback times are 0.29–0.88 years. The emission intensities over the life- times of the systems are found to be 6.5–9.8 g CO2eq/kWh, lower than those of other HCPV, PV and CSP technologies in similar locations.
AU - Sandwell,P
AU - Duggan,G
AU - Nelson,J
AU - Ekins-Daukes,N
DO - 10.1002/pip.2802
EP - 1472
PY - 2016///
SN - 1099-159X
SP - 1458
TI - The environmental impact of lightweight HCPV modules: efficient design and effective deployment
T2 - Progress in Photovoltaics
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2802
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/34564
VL - 24
ER -
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