20 years of life and more: where is the end of life of a PV module?

Dunlop, Ewan D.; Halton, D.; Ossenbrink, H.

doi:10.1109/pvsc.2005.1488449

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“…[59] However, when tested for over 20 years this degradation rate has been observed to increase. [59,62] Nevertheless, fitting the longterm decay of the degradation to a linear function would be consistent with how degradation is expected to proceed in commercial modules. We note that an exponential fitting of lifetime data is unlikely to be representative of a true lifetime projection, since that would imply that the degradation rate progressively reduces with increasing aging time.…”

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Efficient and Air‐Stable Mixed‐Cation Lead Mixed‐Halide Perovskite Solar Cells with n‐Doped Organic Electron Extraction Layers

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Air‐stable doping of the n–type fullerene layer in an n–i–p planar heterojunction perovskite device is capable of enhancing device efficiency and improving device stability. Employing a (HC(NH2)2)0.83Cs0.17Pb(I0.6Br0.4)3 perovskite as the photoactive layer, glass–glass laminated devices are reported, which sustain 80% of their “post burn‐in” efficiency over 3400 h under full sun illumination in ambient conditions.

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Efficient and Air‐Stable Mixed‐Cation Lead Mixed‐Halide Perovskite Solar Cells with n‐Doped Organic Electron Extraction Layers

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“…The serviceable life (n) of PV systems was considered equal to 25 years [100][101][102]. The sums paid for the PV investment were assumed to be mixed financed; in fact, 25% of Cpv was own capital while the remaining loan capital was borrowed at a depreciation period equal to 15 years at an annual interest rate varying from 5.0% (Case A) to 4.0% (Case E).…”

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Post Feed-in Scheme Photovoltaic System Feasibility Evaluation in Italy: Sicilian Case Studies

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Thanks to national energy policies, over recent years the Italian photovoltaic (PV) sector has undergone an extraordinary growth, also affecting the primary sector. In this context, Mediterranean greenhouses are well-adapted to photovoltaic systems because they represent one of the most energy-intensive sectors in agriculture. The Italian feed-in scheme ended at the beginning of 2013, making it necessary to investigate the feasibility of photovoltaic systems devoid of any electricity production-related incentives. In this paper, production cost and profitability analyses of photovoltaic electricity have been conducted, considering Mediterranean solar greenhouses in which, thanks to net metering, all the electricity produced by photovoltaic panels is self-consumed. Our results showed that grid parity is already reached for Sicilian PV systems with a capacity greater than 50 kW. Moreover, net present value, internal rate of return and discounted payback time all demonstrate the high economic convenience of all the photovoltaic investments analyzed, due to the huge savings on energy expenditures.

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“…reference operational lifetime of a PV system is taken as 20 years (Dunlop et al, 2005;Middendorf et al, 2000;Obersteiner et al, 2012). & Use of valuable materials, such as precious metals and rare earth metals, in some of the components.…”

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The development of a resource-efficient photovoltaic system

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Anzizu

Pineau

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and R

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This paper presents the measures taken in the demonstration of the photovoltaic case study developed within the European project 'Towards zero waste in industrial networks' (Zerowin), integrating the D4R (Design for recycling, repair, refurbishment and reuse) criteria at both system and industrial network level. The demonstration is divided into three phases. The first phase concerns the development of a D4R photovoltaic concept, the second phase focused on the development of a specific component of photovoltaic systems and the third phase was the demonstration of the D4R design in two complete photovoltaic systems (grid-connected and stand-alone). This paper includes a description of the installed photovoltaic systems, including a brief summary at component level of the lithium ion battery system and the D4R power conditioning system developed for the pilot installations. Additionally, industrial symbioses within the network associated with the photovoltaic systems and the production model for the network are described.

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20 years of life and more: where is the end of life of a PV module?

Cited by 59 publications

References 2 publications

Efficient and Air‐Stable Mixed‐Cation Lead Mixed‐Halide Perovskite Solar Cells with n‐Doped Organic Electron Extraction Layers

Efficient and Air‐Stable Mixed‐Cation Lead Mixed‐Halide Perovskite Solar Cells with n‐Doped Organic Electron Extraction Layers

Post Feed-in Scheme Photovoltaic System Feasibility Evaluation in Italy: Sicilian Case Studies

The development of a resource-efficient photovoltaic system

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