Research Article
Life Cycle Ecological Footprint Reduction for a Tropical Building
Table 14
EF assessment of different types of module-based PV systems for the case building.
| | Type of module | PV system capacity (kW) | Panel collector area (m2) | Life cycle electricity generation (gha/kWh; x 10−5) | Life cycle EF of PV system (gha/kW) | Life cycle EF of PV system to meet building demands (gha) |
| | Mono-Si | 12.4–12.6 | 68–154 | 1.05–2.65 | 0.325–0.816 | 4.1–10.3 | | Multi-Si | 12.5–12.7 | 78–181 | 1.12–2.35 | 0.353–0.884 | 4.4–11.1 | | a-Si | 11.66–11.76 | 180–222 | 0.56–2.41 | 0.185–0.798 | 2.2–9.4 | | CdTe | 12.06–12.11 | 96–140 | 0.57–0.97 | 0.183–0.314 | 2.2–3.8 | | CIS | 12.75–12.81 | 115–194 | 0.72–1.82 | 0.219–0.553 | 2.8–7.1 |
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