Research Article
Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis of Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Systems for Use in Hong Kong
Table 4
Distribution of embodied energy in PV/T collector systems.
| | System component description | Free-stand | BiPV/T |
| PV/T Collector
| Mechanical components | 44.2 | 51.8 | | Electrical components | 35.6 | 37.7 |
| BOS
| Water tank | 11.4 | 4.9 | | Pipe and structural supports | 7.0 | 3.8 | | Electrical components | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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