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

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

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2021

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

Energy & Environmental Science

EngineeringEnergy EfficiencyEnergy ConversionPhotovoltaic DevicesPhotovoltaic SystemPhotovoltaic Power StationPhotovoltaicsAdvanced Energy TechnologyMaterial ConsumptionElectronic PackagingMulti-tw ScaleSolar Energy UtilisationMaterials ScienceElectrical EngineeringSolar PowerSemiconductor Device FabricationSustainable EnergyDesign ConsiderationsBuilding-integrated PhotovoltaicsLife Cycle AssessmentMulti-terawatt Scale ManufacturingRooftop PhotovoltaicsPv TechnologiesTechnologySolar CellsBismuth Consumption

Abstract

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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