Emission Factor

Photovoltaic laminate - a-Si (photovoltaic laminate production)

Interested in licensing this data?

Request a quote

Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is photovoltaic laminate production, a-Si. The Reference Product is photovoltaic laminate, a-Si. 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 Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/9443/documentation

PropertyValue
NamePhotovoltaic laminate - a-Si (photovoltaic laminate production)
SectorEquipment
CategoryElectrical Equipment
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
1997
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/m2
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
electrical_equipment-type_photovoltaic_laminate_a_si_photovoltaic_laminate_production_a_si
UUID
d059b099-2e10-475a-8944-a2eec644def1
Code Snippet
View API Docs

Automate emission calculations with Climatiq

Related factors

ecoinvent Emission Factors

Explore All

Electrical Equipment Emission Factors

Explore All