What is a life cycle assessment of photovoltaic electricity production in Italy?This study presents a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of photovoltaic (PV) electricity production in Italy based on the composition of the current and future Italian PV scenario. Using detailed and site-specific data, the actual composition of the Italian mix of PV technologies at the end of 2022 and those expected for 2030 were defined.
Does photovoltaic electricity production in Italy have environmental performance?Conclusions The environmental performances of the photovoltaic electricity production in Italy by current and future Italian PV scenario were assessed applying Life Cycle Assessment methodology.
How much power will Italy produce in 2023?Based on the forecast data published on the NECP 2.0 report (NECP, 2023), the cumulative installed capacity will reach 78.7 GW and the PV electricity produced will be 106.6 TWh at the end of 2030 in Italy.
How many tons of photovoltaic waste will be produced by 2050?It is estimated that the rapid growth of photovoltaic systems will lead to the production of 60โ78 million tons of PV waste by 2050, considering a lifetime of 30 years for the photovoltaic modules (Cucchiella et al., 2023; Trivedi et al., 2023).
Are crystalline silicon (c-Si) modules a dominant photovoltaic technology?Globally, crystalline silicon (c-Si) modules are the dominant photovoltaic technology (Ludin et al., 2018; Lunardi et al., 2019), just as in Italy (Bastos et al., 2023); but thin film and amorphous silicon modules constitute a non-negligible share of the installed capacity (GSE, 202
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This study presents a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of photovoltaic (PV) electricity production in Italy based on the composition of the current and future Italian PV scenario. Using detailed and site-specific data, the actual composition of the Italian mix of PV technologies at the end of 2022 and those expected for 2030 were defined.
Conclusions The environmental performances of the photovoltaic electricity production in Italy by current and future Italian PV scenario were assessed applying Life Cycle Assessment methodology.
Based on the forecast data published on the NECP 2.0 report (NECP, 2023), the cumulative installed capacity will reach 78.7 GW and the PV electricity produced will be 106.6 TWh at the end of 2030 in Italy.
It is estimated that the rapid growth of photovoltaic systems will lead to the production of 60โ78 million tons of PV waste by 2050, considering a lifetime of 30 years for the photovoltaic modules (Cucchiella et al., 2023; Trivedi et al., 2023).
Globally, crystalline silicon (c-Si) modules are the dominant photovoltaic technology (Ludin et al., 2018; Lunardi et al., 2019), just as in Italy (Bastos et al., 2023); but thin film and amorphous silicon modules constitute a non-negligible share of the installed capacity (GSE, 2021).
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