Emission Factor

Photovoltaic cell - multi-si wafer (market for photovoltaic cell - multi-Si wafer)

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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 cell. A photovoltaic cell converts light into electricity and is used as the building block for large solar panels. Multi-Si or polycrystalline silicon consists of many small silicon crystals compared to single-Si that consist of one single continuous crystal. Multi-Si cells are usually less efficient than single-Si photovoltaic cells The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NamePhotovoltaic cell - multi-si wafer (market for photovoltaic cell - multi-Si wafer)
SectorEquipment
CategoryElectrical Equipment
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/m2
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 5be5227b-42d2-4db3-945c-517d513e95f4

API Reference

Activity ID
electrical_equipment-type_photovoltaic_cell_multi_si_wafer_market_for_photovoltaic_cell_multi_si_wafer
UUID
37ec30aa-90bc-4fc3-9e07-360a1e47e270
Code Snippet
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