Solar, wind and logistic substitution in global energy supply to 2050–Barriers and implications

RJ Lowe, P Drummond - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The sustained rapid growth and learning rates displayed by solar PV and wind electricity
generation capacity over recent decades appear to be unprecedented. With these …

Strategic overview of management of future solar photovoltaic panel waste generation in the Indian context

N Rathore, NL Panwar - Waste Management & Research, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Solar energy has become a leading solution to meet the increasing energy demand of
growing populations. Solar photovoltaic technology is an efficient option to generate …

Estimation of global final-stage energy-return-on-investment for fossil fuels with comparison to renewable energy sources

PE Brockway, A Owen, LI Brand-Correa, L Hardt - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
Under many scenarios, fossil fuels are projected to remain the dominant energy source until
at least 2050. However, harder-to-reach fossil fuels require more energy to extract 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 …

Comparative net energy analysis of renewable electricity and carbon capture and storage

S Sgouridis, M Carbajales-Dale, D Csala, M Chiesa… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) for fossil-fuel power plants is perceived as a critical
technology for climate mitigation. Nevertheless, limited installed capacity to date raises …

Reshoring silicon photovoltaics manufacturing contributes to decarbonization and climate change mitigation

H Liang, F You - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
The globalized supply chain for crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) panels is
increasingly fragile, as the now-mundane freight crisis and other geopolitical risks threaten …

Effects of revegetation on soil physical and chemical properties in solar photovoltaic infrastructure

CS Choi, AE Cagle, J Macknick, DE Bloom… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is being deployed at an unprecedented rate. However,
utility-scale solar energy development is land intensive and its large-scale installation can …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the carbon footprint of photovoltaic modules through the EU Ecodesign Directive

D Polverini, N Espinosa, U Eynard, E Leccisi, F Ardente… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As announced in the European Green Deal, it is critical to decarbonise the European Union
energy system in order to reach climate objectives by 2030 and 2050. According to the …

Implications of net energy-return-on-investment for a low-carbon energy transition

LC King, JCJM Van Den Bergh - Nature energy, 2018 - nature.com
Low-carbon energy transitions aim to stay within a carbon budget that limits potential climate
change to 2° C—or well below—through a substantial growth in renewable energy sources …

Evaluating the sustainability of the hydrogen economy using multi-criteria decision-making analysis in Korea

S Hong, E Kim, S Jeong - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
South Korea announced a hydrogen economy roadmap and hydrogen regulations aligned
with its decarbonization plan. However, the environmental, economic, and social …