High-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells: status and perspectives

C Battaglia, A Cuevas, S De Wolf - Energy & Environmental Science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
With a global market share of about 90%, crystalline silicon is by far the most important
photovoltaic technology today. This article reviews the dynamic field of crystalline silicon …

Green or not? Environmental challenges from photovoltaic technology

H Zhang, Z Yu, C Zhu, R Yang, B Yan, G Jiang - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
The booming demands for energy and the drive towards low-carbon energy sources have
prompted a worldwide emerging constructions of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy facilities …

Large-scale hydrogen production via water electrolysis: a techno-economic and environmental assessment

T Terlouw, C Bauer, R McKenna… - Energy & Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Low-carbon (green) hydrogen can be generated via water electrolysis using photovoltaic,
wind, hydropower, or decarbonized grid electricity. This work quantifies current and future …

On the climate impacts of blue hydrogen production

C Bauer, K Treyer, C Antonini, J Bergerson… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural gas based hydrogen production with carbon capture and storage is referred to as
blue hydrogen. If substantial amounts of CO2 from natural gas reforming are captured and …

A comparative life cycle assessment of silicon PV modules: Impact of module design, manufacturing location and inventory

A Müller, L Friedrich, C Reichel, S Herceg… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) of single-crystalline silicon (sc-Si) photovoltaic (PV)
systems often disregard novel module designs (eg glass-glass modules) and the fast pace …

[HTML][HTML] Green growth for whom, how and why? The REPowerEU Plan and the inconsistencies of European Union energy policy

R Vezzoni - Energy Research & Social Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The REPowerEU plan redefines the European Union (EU) energy transition agenda in
response to the Russia-Ukraine war. Formally, it aims to boost green growth, defend liberal …

Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions and net energy assessment of large-scale hydrogen production via electrolysis and solar PV

G Palmer, A Roberts, A Hoadley, R Dargaville… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Water electrolysis powered by solar photovoltaics (PV) is one of several promising green
hydrogen production technologies. It is critical that the life cycle environmental impacts and …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic Energy Return on Energy Investment (EROI) and material requirements in scenarios of global transition to renewable energies

I Capellán-Pérez, C De Castro, LJM González - Energy strategy reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel methodology is developed to dynamically assess the energy and material
investments required over time to achieve the transition from fossil fuels to renewable …

Comparative economic and life cycle assessment of solar-based hydrogen production for oil and gas industries

S Sadeghi, S Ghandehariun, MA Rosen - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is used in the petroleum industry to upgrade crude oil in refineries or as a
chemical agent to produce ammonia, methanol and other products. It is mainly supplied by …

[HTML][HTML] Research gaps in environmental life cycle assessments of lithium ion batteries for grid-scale stationary energy storage systems: End-of-life options and other …

MA Pellow, H Ambrose, D Mulvaney, R Betita… - Sustainable Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although deployments of grid-scale stationary lithium ion battery energy storage systems are
accelerating, the environmental impacts of this new infrastructure class are not well studied …