Design considerations for multi-terawatt scale manufacturing of existing and future photovoltaic technologies: challenges and opportunities related to silver, indium and bismuth consumption

Yuchao Zhang, Moonyong Kim, Li Wang, Pierre Verlinden, Brett Hallam

Energy & Environmental Science · 2021 · 243 citations · 72 references

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As the photovoltaic (PV) industry heading towards the multi-TW scale, PV technologies need to be carefully evaluated based on material consumption rather than just efficiency or cost to ensure sustainable growth of the industry.

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