Title :
A cradle to grave framework for environmental assessment of photovoltaic systems
Author :
Zhang, Teresa W. ; Dornfeld, David A.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Environmental assessment of photovoltaic systems is a rich field, with representations of many technologies, regions and methodologies. This paper discusses some of the factors that strongly affect the outcomes of studies, encourages detailed reporting of normalization parameters and scope, and discusses a cradle to grave framework for benchmarking life cycle assessments of photovoltaic systems.
Keywords :
environmental management; photovoltaic power systems; product life cycle management; environmental assessment; life cycle assessments; photovoltaic systems; Global warming; Natural gas; Nuclear power generation; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Power generation economics; Production; Solar power generation; Wind energy generation; Wind power generation; Cradle to Grave; Life Cycle Assessment; Photovoltaic; Scope;
Conference_Titel :
Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7094-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISSST.2010.5507681
