The Energy and Environmental Performance of Ground-Mounted Photovoltaic Systems—A Timely Update
Given photovoltaics’ (PVs) constant improvements in terms of material usage and energy efficiency, this paper provides a timely update on their life-cycle energy and environmental performance. Single-crystalline Si (sc-Si), multi-crystalline Si (mc-Si), cadmium telluride (CdTe) and copper indium gal...
Main Authors: | Enrica Leccisi, Marco Raugei, Vasilis Fthenakis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-08-01
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Series: | Energies |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/8/622 |
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