Life-cycle assessment of a low-concentration PV module for building south wall integration in China
- Submitting institution
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The University of Hull
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 3599586
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.02.005
- Title of journal
- Applied energy
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- First page
- 174
- Volume
- 215
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- ISSN
- 0306-2619
- Open access status
- Deposit exception
- Month of publication
- February
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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5
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- PV under low concentration is a promising concept because it can work without tracking the sun’s position. Here, a novel asymmetric parabolic concentrator (aCPC) has been designed and tested following integration with PV (aCPC-PV). Experimental data showed power generation 1.74 times that for unconcentrated PV cells of the same area. Lifetime analysis showed that the primary energy demand, energy payback time and environmental impacts of the aCPC-PV are all lower than for unconcentrated PV of the same output. This important development was reported by Science Trends (https://sciencetrends.com/exploring-low-concentration-pv-technology-as-an-environmentally-friendly-option-in-large-scale-applications).
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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