Photovoltaics for buildings and greenhouses: Organic solar cells and other technologies

In light of the increasing environmental awareness, the present study is about life-cycle assessment of the Balance of System (BOS) of Photovoltaics (PVs), underlining the advantages of Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs). A closer look at the literature on PV shows that there is a dearth of studies which...

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Autores: Lamnatou, Chrysovalantou, Chemisana Villegas, Daniel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2023.103062
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/465015
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Photovoltaic (PV) technologies
Balance of System (BOS)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Sustainable buildings/greenhouses
Agrivoltaics
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spelling Photovoltaics for buildings and greenhouses: Organic solar cells and other technologiesLamnatou, ChrysovalantouChemisana Villegas, DanielPhotovoltaic (PV) technologiesBalance of System (BOS)Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)Sustainable buildings/greenhousesAgrivoltaicsIn light of the increasing environmental awareness, the present study is about life-cycle assessment of the Balance of System (BOS) of Photovoltaics (PVs), underlining the advantages of Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs). A closer look at the literature on PV shows that there is a dearth of studies which place emphasis on PVs with lightweight BOS systems, highlighting the importance of flexible/lightweight PV modules for buildings and greenhouses. To fill this literature gap, the present article sets out to: i) offer an overview of BOS, ii) analyse the environmental profile of the BOS of a grid-connected PV rooftop system, iii) estimate the avoided impacts of PV systems which need small amounts of BOS materials and iv) present critical factors for OPV greenhouses and PV challenges. Considering the results of the present study as well as results of other studies, BOS impacts range from: i) 6 to 181 kg CO2.eq/m2 of PV module, ii) 55 to 1900 MJprim/m2 of PV module. On the other hand, taking into account that the avoided impacts of a PV system are inextricably linked to the electricity mix of a certain country, a case study based on different electricity mixes (OPV system: Spain; Italy; Portugal) is presented.The authors would like to thank the Spanish MCIN/AEI/10.13039/ 501100011033 for the funding (grant reference: PID2019-111536RBI00; TED2021-132843B-I00). D. Chemisana thanks Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) for the ICREA Acad`emia award. Chr. Lamnatou is an Associate Professor of the Serra Húnter programme.Elsevier2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2023.103062https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/465015reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-111536RB-I00Reproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2023.103062Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2023, vol. 56, 103062cc-by (c) Chr. Lamnatou, D. Chemisana, 2023Attribution 4.0 Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/4650152026-06-24T12:42:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Photovoltaics for buildings and greenhouses: Organic solar cells and other technologies
title Photovoltaics for buildings and greenhouses: Organic solar cells and other technologies
spellingShingle Photovoltaics for buildings and greenhouses: Organic solar cells and other technologies
Lamnatou, Chrysovalantou
Photovoltaic (PV) technologies
Balance of System (BOS)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Sustainable buildings/greenhouses
Agrivoltaics
title_short Photovoltaics for buildings and greenhouses: Organic solar cells and other technologies
title_full Photovoltaics for buildings and greenhouses: Organic solar cells and other technologies
title_fullStr Photovoltaics for buildings and greenhouses: Organic solar cells and other technologies
title_full_unstemmed Photovoltaics for buildings and greenhouses: Organic solar cells and other technologies
title_sort Photovoltaics for buildings and greenhouses: Organic solar cells and other technologies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lamnatou, Chrysovalantou
Chemisana Villegas, Daniel
author Lamnatou, Chrysovalantou
author_facet Lamnatou, Chrysovalantou
Chemisana Villegas, Daniel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Photovoltaic (PV) technologies
Balance of System (BOS)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Sustainable buildings/greenhouses
Agrivoltaics
topic Photovoltaic (PV) technologies
Balance of System (BOS)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Sustainable buildings/greenhouses
Agrivoltaics
description In light of the increasing environmental awareness, the present study is about life-cycle assessment of the Balance of System (BOS) of Photovoltaics (PVs), underlining the advantages of Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs). A closer look at the literature on PV shows that there is a dearth of studies which place emphasis on PVs with lightweight BOS systems, highlighting the importance of flexible/lightweight PV modules for buildings and greenhouses. To fill this literature gap, the present article sets out to: i) offer an overview of BOS, ii) analyse the environmental profile of the BOS of a grid-connected PV rooftop system, iii) estimate the avoided impacts of PV systems which need small amounts of BOS materials and iv) present critical factors for OPV greenhouses and PV challenges. Considering the results of the present study as well as results of other studies, BOS impacts range from: i) 6 to 181 kg CO2.eq/m2 of PV module, ii) 55 to 1900 MJprim/m2 of PV module. On the other hand, taking into account that the avoided impacts of a PV system are inextricably linked to the electricity mix of a certain country, a case study based on different electricity mixes (OPV system: Spain; Italy; Portugal) is presented.
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Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2023, vol. 56, 103062
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