Application of LCA to Determine Environmental Impact of Concentrated Photovoltaic Solar Panels—State-of-the-Art

Ziemińska‐Stolarska, Aleksandra; Pietrzak, M.; Zbiciński, Ireneusz

doi:10.3390/en14113143

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“…For example, in China and the US, hazardous wastes are mainly classified according to the sectors generating them. , However, we do acknowledge that, within a sector, the properties of hazardous waste may vary. Product-specific life cycle assessment (LCA) and hazardous-waste-specific toxicology experiments may be the perfect solution to this limitation. − Yet a case-by-case analysis of all types of hazardous wastes across all industries is costly. With the increment of the number of available statistical variables and the development of various environmental censuses, future studies on virtual waste networks are expected to consider more detailed differences in hazardous waste categories.…”

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Large Virtual Transboundary Hazardous Waste Flows: The Case of China

Liu

Shan

et al. 2023

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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The Basel Convention and prior studies mainly focused on the physical transboundary movements of hazardous waste (transporting waste from one region to another for cheaper disposal). Here, we take China, the world’s largest waste producer, as an example and reveal the virtual hazardous waste flows in trade (outsourcing waste by importing waste-intensive products) by developing a multiregional input–output model. Our model characterizes the impact of international trade between China and 140 economies and China’s interprovincial trade on hazardous waste generated by 161,599 Chinese enterprises. We find that, in 2015, virtual hazardous waste flows in China’s trade reached 26.6 million tons (67% of the national total), of which 31% were generated during the production of goods that were ultimately consumed abroad. Trade-related production is much dirtier than locally consumed production, generating 26% more hazardous waste per unit of GDP. Under the impact of virtual flows, 40% of the waste-intensive production and relevant disposal duty is unequally concentrated in three Chinese provinces (including two least-developed ones, Qinghai and Xinjiang). Our findings imply the importance of expanding the scope of transboundary waste regulations and provide a quantitative basis for introducing consumer responsibilities. This may help relieve waste management burdens in less-developed “waste havens”.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Large Virtual Transboundary Hazardous Waste Flows: The Case of China

Liu

Shan

et al. 2023

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…In [21], the authors explored the rapidly evolving landscape of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technologies, with a specific focus on both high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) and low-concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) systems. The analysis revealed that CPV modules are significantly more efficient than traditional silicon-based panels, owing to the use of concentrator optics.…”

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Techno-Economic and Environmental Analysis of the Integration of PV Systems into Hybrid Vessels

McAllister,

Wang

2024

Energies

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Solar energy is one type of clean energy resource, and currently the IMO, EU and UK are targeting net zero carbon emissions by 2050. This paper delves into the integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems into hybrid vessels in order to meet their strategies and targets. The technical challenges that come with designing such systems as well as their economic and environmental impacts are examined. By optimizing the usage of harnessed solar energy, we discover the operational strategy that provides maximal benefits through day-to-day savings as well as over the 25 year lifespan of solar panels. It demonstrates impressive economic viability, with cost savings of up to GBP 4.55 per day and a payoff period as short as 9 years. It also displays a modest emission reduction of up to 8.002 kg of CO2, which serves as proof for a pathway to greener practices in the maritime industry. This report highlights the operational flexibility that a hybrid vessel possesses once paired with a PV system through the ability to withstand regulatory and market changes. Also, when looking ahead, further adoption of PV technology creates opportunities for innovation in adopting renewable energy solutions in maritime transportation.

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“…There is constant technological progress in the production of components for PV systems. As a result, producers offer more efficient PV panels [26], better inverters, and cheaper panel installation systems. At the same time, from 1990 to 2020, the price of these components decreased by more than 80% [11,27].…”

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Factors Determining the Development of Prosumer Photovoltaic Installations in Poland

2022

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The development of energy production from renewable sources includes the production of energy from photovoltaic installations by prosumers. In Europe, RES development is driven by political goals and requires subsidies during the deployment period, at least as long as the cost of renewable electricity does not reaches grid parity. The study attempts to determine the importance of factors in the development of energy production by prosumers from PV installations in Polish regions. In 2019, the ‘Moj Prad’ program was introduced, applying subsidies to investment costs and the settlement of energy production in the net-metering system. Almost 900 thousand prosumer PV installations were built by the end of 2021, with a total capacity of 5.9 GW. Solar energy share grew from 0.1 to 2.1%. Spatial econometrics models were use in research to determine factors of prosumer PV systems development in Poland (at NUTS-2). Spatial regimes were found in the studied regions, as indicated by a positive autocorrelation (0.75). Considering the pseudo-R-square co-efficient, we can conclude that the spatial error, i.e., factors not included in the GNS model, constitutes approximately 10%. The economic variables included in the Mansky model, i.e., level of salaries and GDP, explain 90% of the variability of installed PV capacity (Nagelkerke pseudo-R-squared value is 0.906). The level of development of prosumer photovoltaic installations (in W per capita) in regions depends primarily on economic factors represented by the level of salaries in a given region. With the increase in salaries by one unit, we also have an increase in installed power capacity in watts per person by 3.52. Surprisingly, the region’s overall wealth did not matter, as the relative number of installations in regions with lower GDP was higher than in others. One can explain that the individual income of households is more important for increasing the number of prosumer installations than the income of the regional economy. The increase in the number of installations in one region contributed to the subsequent increase in their number in neighboring regions.

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Application of LCA to Determine Environmental Impact of Concentrated Photovoltaic Solar Panels—State-of-the-Art

Cited by 28 publications

References 76 publications

Large Virtual Transboundary Hazardous Waste Flows: The Case of China

Large Virtual Transboundary Hazardous Waste Flows: The Case of China

Techno-Economic and Environmental Analysis of the Integration of PV Systems into Hybrid Vessels

Factors Determining the Development of Prosumer Photovoltaic Installations in Poland

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