Energy viability of photovoltaic systems

Energy pay-back time and life-cycle CO2 emission of residential PV power system with silicon PV module

Kazuhiko Kato, Akinobu Murata, Koichi Sakuta · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications · 1998 · 141 citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science +17

A life-cycle analysis on thin-film CdS/CdTe PV modules

Kazuhiko Kato, Takeshi Hibino, Keiichi Komoto et al. · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · 2001 · 106 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

Life-cycle assessment of photovoltaic systems: results of Swiss studies on energy chains

Roberto Dones, Rolf Frischknecht · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications · 1998 · 102 citations · Full text

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering +17

Application of life-cycle energy analysis to photovoltaic module design

Gregory A. Keoleian, Geoffrey Lewis · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications · 1997 · 95 citations · Full text

Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Systems Engineering +17

Energy requirements of thin-film solar cell modules—a review

E.A. Alsema · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · 1998 · 95 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14