A review on learning effects in prospective technology assessment

G Thomassen, S Van Passel, J Dewulf - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global environmental problems have urged the need for developing sustainable
technologies. However, new technologies that enter the market have often higher economic …

Life cycle assessment of renewable energy in Africa

V Mukoro, A Gallego-Schmid, M Sharmina - Sustainable Production and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Renewable energy capacity in Africa is expected to reach 169.4 GW by 2040 from 48.5 GW
in 2019. The growth of the sector necessitates a re-evaluation of the environmental impacts …

A comparative life cycle assessment of silicon PV modules: Impact of module design, manufacturing location and inventory

A Müller, L Friedrich, C Reichel, S Herceg… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) of single-crystalline silicon (sc-Si) photovoltaic (PV)
systems often disregard novel module designs (eg glass-glass modules) and the fast pace …

A different look at the environmental Kuznets curve from the perspective of environmental deterioration and economic policy uncertainty: evidence from fragile …

A Anwar, A Barut, F Pala, N Kilinc-Ata, E Kaya… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Environmental degradation is one of the most significant issues that developing nations
confront and needs to be resolved right away in order for them to achieve sustainable …

The aluminium demand risk of terawatt photovoltaics for net zero emissions by 2050

A Lennon, M Lunardi, B Hallam, PR Dias - Nature Sustainability, 2022 - nature.com
The broad electrification scenario of recent photovoltaics roadmaps predicts that by 2050 we
will need more than 60 TW of photovoltaics installed and must be producing up to 4.5 TW of …

Environmental Impact of PV power systems

M Bošnjaković, R Santa, Z Crnac, T Bošnjaković - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In response to the problem of increasing climate change and energy security, investment in
renewable energy sources has increased significantly both in Europe and globally. Wind …

Comparative life cycle assessment of end-of-life silicon solar photovoltaic modules

MM Lunardi, JP Alvarez-Gaitan, JI Bilbao, R Corkish - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
The cumulative global photovoltaic (PV) waste reached 250,000 metric tonnes by the end of
2016 and is expected to increase considerably in the future. Hence, adequate end-of-life …

Characterization and mapping of photovoltaic solar power plants by Landsat imagery and random forest: A case study in Gansu Province, China

X Wang, X Xiao, X Zhang, H Ye, J Dong, Q He… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Numbers and sizes of photovoltaic solar power plants have grown unprecedentedly over the
last few years in China, which aims to achieve a carbon emission peak by 2030 and carbon …

Environmental impacts of small-scale hybrid energy systems: Coupling solar photovoltaics and lithium-ion batteries

FG Üçtuğ, A Azapagic - Science of the total environment, 2018 - Elsevier
One of the benefits of hybrid solar PV-battery systems is that they can reduce grid
dependency and help balance electricity supply and demand. However, their environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Energy and environmental performance of photovoltaic cooling using phase change materials under the Mediterranean climate

S Foteinis, N Savvakis, T Tsoutsos - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The energy and environmental performance of photovoltaic (PV) panel cooling, when using
phase change materials (PCMs), was examined. Actual, long-term field data were collected …