Energy requirements and ways of saving energy in the production process of photovoltaic modules
- authored by
- T. Wetzel, E. Baake, Alfred Mühlbauer
- Abstract
The results of an investigation of energy requirements and ways of saving energy in the production process of photovoltaic modules are reported. The investigation was carried out as a process chain analysis. It contains a comprehensive collection of process step data, from the reduction of SiO2 up to the completed module. Analysis and comparison results include conventional mono- and multicrystalline silicon modules as well as MIS-I modules and thin film solar cells based on amorphous silicon. The investigation includes model cases of an expanded production volume and its implications for energy requirements. Modifications of the production process in pursuit of the goal of improved cell efficiency need to be reviewed taking into account the accumulated energy requirements of the whole module. The data framework presented in the report provides a reliable, fast and flexible measure that enables researchers to meet this condition.
- Organisation(s)
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Institute of Electrothermic Process Engineering
- Type
- Article
- Journal
- International Journal of Solar Energy
- Volume
- 20
- Pages
- 185-196
- No. of pages
- 12
- ISSN
- 0142-5919
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publication status
- Published
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology, Fuel Technology, Energy(all), Process Chemistry and Technology, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
- Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
- Electronic version(s)
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https://doi.org/10.1080/01425910008914354 (Access:
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