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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Technologies
Marina MistrettaSonia LongoMaurizio CelluraFulvio Ardentesubject
EngineeringSettore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleSolar air conditioningbusiness.industryPayback timePhotovoltaic systemElectrical engineeringLife Cycle Assessment - Solar TechnologiesbusinessProcess engineeringLife-cycle assessmentSolar thermal collectordescription
This chapter analyses the most common solar technologies and assesses their energy and environmental performance, based on a life cycle perspective. After a preliminary description of the main technologies, the chapter presents a review of studies on solar plants, as published in scientific journals in the past decade. Successively, the chapter assesses solar plants in comparison to other renewable and non-renewable based technologies, including a discussion of uncertainties and criticalities in the assessment
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-20 |