Net CO[subscript 2] emissions from global photovoltaic development

We examine cumulative net energy use and cumulative net CO[subscript 2] emissions associated with the development of photovoltaics (PVs) on a global scale. The analysis is focused on the performance of five countries with the largest installed PV capacities—Italy, Japan, Germany, Spain, and the Unit...

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Main Authors: Kawajiri, Kotaro, Gutowski, Timothy G, Gershwin, Stanley B
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/110563
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7019-6887
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1124-7143