Emission Factor

Photovoltaic laminate - cdte (photovoltaic laminate production - CdTe)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. 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 cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NamePhotovoltaic laminate - cdte (photovoltaic laminate production - CdTe)
SectorEquipment
CategoryElectrical Equipment
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2020
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/m2
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
electrical_equipment-type_photovoltaic_laminate_cdte_photovoltaic_laminate_production_cdte
UUID
07ac7f1a-0a34-4701-85a0-37129545e144
Code Snippet
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