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Photovoltaic facade installation - 3kWp - single-Si - laminated - integrated - at building (market for)

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The activity generating the emissions is market for photovoltaic facade installation, 3kWp, single-Si, laminated, integrated, at building. The Reference Product is photovoltaic facade installation, 3kWp, single-Si, laminated, integrated, at building. This is an infrastructure, representing the installation of a photovoltaic facade, 3kWp, single-Si, laminated, integrated, at building. It has a capacity of 3kWp and a lifetime of 30 years. The process includes all the components for the installation of a photovoltaic plant, energy use for the mounting and decommission. The assembly process is dependent on the type of façade. Here we assume a commonly used construction with aluminium profiles. About 75 kg of aluminium are used for the basic construction structure for 22m2 of panels. The integration of solar laminates in a façade is mainly useful for new buildings or as a part of renovation activities. It is more frequently used for industrial buildings. 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/8717/documentation

PropertyValue
NamePhotovoltaic facade installation - 3kWp - single-Si - laminated - integrated - at building (market for)
SectorBuildings and Infrastructure
CategoryConstruction
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/number
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

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Activity ID
construction-type_photovoltaic_facade_installation_3kwp_single_si_laminated_integrated_at_building_market_for_photovoltaic_facade_installation_3kwp_single_si_laminated_integrated_at_building
UUID
0f9ebb79-2930-4e67-837c-43393e360e1a
Code Snippet
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