Life cycle sustainability assessment of grid-connected photovoltaic power generation: A case study of Northeast England

Tianqi Li, Anthony Paul Roskilly and Yaodong Wang

Applied Energy, 2018, vol. 227, issue C, 465-479

Abstract: This paper proposes a comprehensive sustainability assessment model incorporating (a) life cycle approach and sustainability theory. In the model, sustainability is assessed from three categories: techno-economic, environmental and social. A total of thirteen indicators were included in the proposed model, with five evaluating the techno-economic performance, six evaluating the environmental performance, and two examining the social impact. The effectiveness of this model is then demonstrated through its application to a case study of solar photovoltaic in the North East region of England. Three types of the most commonly deployed solar photovoltaic electricity generation systems are included in the case study: monocrystalline (s-Si), polycrystalline (p-Si) and Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film.

Keywords: Sustainability assessment; Life cycle assessment; Triple bottom line; Regional sustainability; Energy technology; Solar photovoltaic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.07.021

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