Emission Factor

Photovoltaic laminate - a-si (photovoltaic laminate production - a-Si)

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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 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 a-Si as photovoltaic material. Thin-film solar cells are made by depositing photovoltaic material on a substrate like glass plastic or metal. A-Si also amorphous silicon photovoltaic material uses a non-crystalline form of silicon. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NamePhotovoltaic laminate - a-si (photovoltaic laminate production - a-Si)
SectorEquipment
CategoryElectrical Equipment
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
1997
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: 9e62f9db-f698-49d9-a06f-5283da290147

API Reference

Activity ID
electrical_equipment-type_photovoltaic_laminate_a_si_photovoltaic_laminate_production_a_si
UUID
5984d70f-8ccb-41aa-9828-54383b85778a
Code Snippet
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