Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Electricity from PV Systems: 2021 Data Update

Rolf Frischknecht

Research output: NRELFact Sheet

Abstract

PV Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a structured, comprehensive method of quantifying and assessing material and energy flows and their associated emissions from manufacturing, transport, installation, use and end of life. This is the second version of this Fact Sheet, published in 2022 based on the 2021 update of the LCA database.
Original languageAmerican English
PublisherNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2022

Bibliographical note

NREL's Garvin Heath is a task manager of IEA PVPS Task 12

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/FS-6A20-88858

Keywords

  • carbon emissions
  • environmental impact
  • greenhouse gas emissions
  • life cycle assessment
  • payback time
  • residential PV system

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