A comparative study on cost and life-cycle analysis for 100 MW very large-scale PV (VLS-PV) systems in deserts using m-Si, a-Si, CdTe, and CIS modules

Masakazu Ito; Kazuhiko Kato; Keiichi Komoto; Tetsuo Kichimi; Kosuke Kurokawa

doi:10.1002/pip.770

A comparative study on cost and life-cycle analysis for 100 MW very large-scale PV (VLS-PV) systems in deserts using m-Si, a-Si, CdTe, and CIS modules

Masakazu Ito^*, Kazuhiko Kato, Keiichi Komoto, Tetsuo Kichimi, Kosuke Kurokawa

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This paper is a study of comparisons between five types of 100 MW Very Large-Scale Photovoltaic Power Generation (VLS-PV) Systems, from economic and environmental viewpoints. The authors designed VLS-PV systems using typical PV modules of multi-crystalline silicon (12-8% efficiency), high efficiency multi-crystalline silicon (15-8%), amorphous silicon (6-9%), cadmium tellurium (90%), and copper indium selenium (110%), and evaluated them by Life-Cycle Analysis (LCA). Cost, energy requirement, and CO₂ emissions were calculated. In addition, the authors evaluated generation cost, energy payback time (EPT), and CO₂ emission rates. As a result, it was found that the EPT is 1-5-2-5 years and the CO₂ emission rate is 9-16g-C/kWh. The generation cost was 11-12 US Cent/kWh on using 2 VSD/W PV modules, and 19-20 US Cent/kWh on using 4 USD/W PV module price.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-30
Number of pages	14
Journal	Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.770
Publication status	Published - 2008 Jan
Externally published	Yes

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