Dye Sensitised Solar Cells for Large-scale Photovoltaics; the Determination of Environmental Performances
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Photovoltaic systems inherently generate pollutants over their entire life-cycle. To study the environmental impact of products, an inventory of all energy and material inputs for the product is made, including all emissions to the environment. This life cycle inventory is subsequently used to calculate the size of various impact indicators, such as land-use, depletion of resources, contribution to acidification, ozone layer depletion, ecotoxicity and greenhouse gas emissions.
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