CHOSERESEARCHPUBLICATIONSPROSPECTIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF THIRD-GENERATION PHOTOVOLTAICS AT THE PRE-INDUSTRIAL SCALE: A LONG-TERM SCENARIO APPROACH

PROSPECTIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF THIRD-GENERATION PHOTOVOLTAICS AT THE PRE-INDUSTRIAL SCALE: A LONG-TERM SCENARIO APPROACH

PROSPECTIVE LIFE CYCLE 1         PROSPECTIVE LIFE CYCLE 2 

ABSTRACT

The development of sustainable technologies for energy generation should necessarily undergo sustainability assessment. A well-recognized, valuable tool to accomplish this task is the life cycle assessment. In particular, prospective life cycle assessment can provide the useful methodological framework to calculate eco-profiles of third-generation photovoltaic technologies with a future-oriented perspective. In this paper, we present the life cycle assessment of a real semi-industrial production process of dye-sensitized solar modules performed by the Italian Dyepower consortium. The results demonstrate the well-performing environmental footprint of the device and its pre-industrial fabrication process that, coupled with architectural versatility and remarkable performance in low intensity and diffuse light, make this technology suitable for different niches of the energy market. This analysis also highlights challenges in the fabrication process and identifies the technological improvements, alternative materials and engineering solutions that would further improve the environmental footprint of dye sensitized solar modules.

Maria Laura Parisi, Simone Maranghi, Luigi Vesce, Adalgisa Sinicropi, Aldo Di Carlo, Riccardo Basosi

DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2020.109703

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 121 (2020)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.109703

 

 

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