Zawadzki, P. and Muhammad Sukki, F. and Abu Bakar, S. H. and Bani, N. A. and Mas’ud, A. A. and Ardila-Rey, J. A. and Munir, A. B. (2020) Life cycle assessment of a rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC). Sustainability, 12 (11). ISSN 2071-1050
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114750
Abstract
Integrating a concentrator into the building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) design has resulted in a new technology known as the building integrated concentrating photovoltaic (BICPV). The rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) is an example of a concentrator design that has been explored for use in BICPV. This paper evaluates the life cycle assessment (LCA) for the RACPC-PV module, which has never been explored before. The LCA of the RACPC-PV module has found a cost reduction of 29.09% and a reduction of 11.76% of embodied energy material manufacture when compared to a conventional solar photovoltaic (PV) module. The energy payback time for an RACPC-PV and a conventional PV was calculated to be 8.01 and 6.63 years, respectively. Moreover, the energy return on investment ratio was calculated to be 3.12 for a conventional PV and 3.77 for an RACPC-PV.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | solar photovoltaic, solar concentrator, life cycle analysis |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) |
| Divisions: | Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology |
| ID Code: | 93904 |
| Deposited By: | Narimah Nawil |
| Deposited On: | 28 Feb 2022 13:12 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2022 13:12 |
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