Sustainability indicators of a naturally ventilated photovoltaic facade system

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:266

Article

Garrain, Daniel¹  Herrera, Israel¹  Rodriguez-Serrano, Irene¹  Lechon, Yolanda¹  Hepbasli, Arif²  Araz, Mustafa²  Biyik, Emrah²  Yao, Rumming³  Shahrestani, Mehdi³  Essah, Emmanuel³  Shao, Li³  Rico, Elena⁴  Luis Lechon, Juan⁴  Oliveira, Armando C.⁵ 

[1] CIEMAT, Dept Energy, Energy Syst Anal Unit, Complutense 40, Madrid E28040, Spain

[2] Yasar Univ, Dept Energy Syst Engn, Fac Engn, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey

[3] Univ Reading, Sch Construct Management & Engn, Reading, Berks, England

[4] ONYX Solar, Solar, Spain

[5] Univ Porto, Mech Engn Dept FEUP, Porto, Portugal

关键词: Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV);    Sustainability;    Multi-regional input-output (MRIO);    Environmental footprint (EF);    Life cycle assessment (LCA);   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121946

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems have been increasingly used as a means to generate electricity on-site, and their diffusion will increase in the near future. The objective of this article is to carry out a sustainability assessment of a BIPV system installed in Turkey regarding the three pillars: environmental, economic and social potential impact, in order to develop different indicators. For the socioeconomic analysis, a Multiregional Input-Output (MRIO) method was used to estimate production of goods and services, value added creation and employment opportunities. For the environmental evaluation, an Environmental Footprint ( EF) analysis was performed. The levelized electricity costs and the greenhouse gas emissions abatement costs were also calculated. Results showed that the socioeconomic effects are relevant, although only a 23% of these effects remain in Turkey. The environmental profile is also good in terms of climate change impacts, showing substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuel alternatives for electricity generation. Regarding the life cycle stages of the technology, the highest environmental impacts are produced in the PV manufacturing processes. The electricity produced is still more costly than fossil-based technologies and in the highest range of PV technologies, but greenhouse gases abatement costs are not so high when compared to other references. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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