Research Article
Transformation of a University Lecture Hall in Valladolid (Spain) into a NZEB: LCA of a BIPV System Integrated in Its Façade
Table 6
Impact of the module failure rate on the emission factor and on EI-99 impact estimation.
| Failure rate (%) | Total GHG emissions (kg CO2) | Emission factor (kg CO2/kWh) | Δ emission factor† (%) | EI-99 impact for entire system (kPt) | Δ EI-99 impact† (%) |
| 13 | 54,722 | 0.156 | 3.81 | 9.781 | 2.09 | 12 | 54,278 | 0.155 | 2.96 | 9.811 | 1.79 | 11 | 53,643 | 0.153 | 1.76 | 9.862 | 1.28 | 10 | 53,195 | 0.152 | 0.91 | 9.909 | 0.81 | 9 | 53,164 | 0.152 | 0.85 | 9.920 | 0.70 | 8 | 52,716 | 0.151 | — | 9.990 | — | 7 | 52,084 | 0.149 | −1.20 | 10.041 | −0.51 | 6 | 52,053 | 0.149 | −1.26 | 10.052 | −0.62 | 5 | 51,605 | 0.147 | −2.11 | 10.103 | −1.13 | 4 | 51,158 | 0.146 | −2.96 | 10.169 | −1.79 | 3 | 50,942 | 0.146 | −3.37 | 10.221 | −2.32 |
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†Taking an 8% failure rate as a reference.
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