Emission Factor

Photovoltaic laminate - CdTe (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for photovoltaic laminate, CdTe. The Reference Product is photovoltaic laminate, CdTe. This product represents 1 m2 of photovoltaic laminate. A photovoltaic laminate combines many photovoltaic cells with several layers of glass and plastic to protect the cells and improve their longevity. This represents a thin-film solar laminate using CdTe as photovoltaic material. Thin-film solar cells are made by depositing photovoltaic material on a substrate like glass, plastic or metal. CdTe laminates use cadmium telluride as photovoltaic material. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/7810/documentation

PropertyValue
NamePhotovoltaic laminate - CdTe (market for)
SectorEquipment
CategoryElectrical Equipment
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/m2
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
electrical_equipment-type_photovoltaic_laminate_cdte_market_for_photovoltaic_laminate_cdte
UUID
02523a6f-347b-4d67-bc1e-69af9de51812
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