PV Environmental Payback Analysis [RE-wrenches]
Tom Lane, Energy Conservation Services
tom at ecs-solar.com
Wed Jan 19 05:10:26 PST 2005
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Sorry the truth is there has never been a net energy gain ever in the total
embedded energy of manufacturing a pv module .There never has been
manufactured a pv module that will result in a net energy gain compared
to he energy embedded in mining glass aluminum etc --- please review the
work of HowardOdum --- COST RECOVERY in utility savings does equal
recovering the embedded cost from mining to installed module gator tom
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Thank you all for the info. Todd is right that the Home Power article is the
best plain language analysis. I can't find anything better from Knapp,
Alsema or others since year 2000. In summary:
1. Once produced, PV consumes nothing and emits nothing other than
electricity produced from light.
2. PV embedded energy payback time is substantially less than its expected
lifetime.
3. Amorphous thin-film PV has an energy payback time of less than 2 years.
Joel Davidson
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From: "Todd Cory, Mt. Shasta Energy Services" <toddcory at finestplanet.com>
Sent: Jan 18, 2005 9:11 AM
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Joel, this is the best I have seen:
http://www.homepower.com/magazine/downloads_solar_power.cfm
Todd
Joel Davidson wrote:
> Wrenches,
> Can anyone refer me to a PV environmental payback analysis? That is, the
> environmental costs of everything that goes into producing a PV module
> versus the environmental benefits of using a PV module? Thanks in advance
> for your help.
> Joel Davidson
>
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