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Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Solar Photovoltaics (Fact Sheet)

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1056745· OSTI ID:1056745
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently led the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Harmonization Project, a study that helps to clarify inconsistent and conflicting life cycle GHG emission estimates in the published literature and provide more precise estimates of life cycle GHG emissions from PV systems.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Program
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1056745
Report Number(s):
NREL/FS-6A20-56487
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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