Life cycle assessment of a medium-sized photovoltaic facility at a high latitude location

Muneer, T; Younes, S; Lambert, N; Kubie, J

Abstract

Performance of a 160 m 2 photovoltaic installation at the Napier University's Merchiston Campus, situated 3 km from Edinburgh's city centre, is presented. The alternative current and direct current electrical outputs have been recorded since the installation of the facility was completed in April 2005. An analysis of the efficiency of the facility, as well as energetic, environmental, and monetary life cycle assessments, using long-term meteorological data is presented in this article.

Citation

Muneer, T., Younes, S., Lambert, N., & Kubie, J. (2006). Life cycle assessment of a medium-sized photovoltaic facility at a high latitude location. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 220(6), 517-524. https://doi.org/10.1243/09576509jpe253

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Sep 15, 2006
• Publication Date: 2006-01
• Deposit Date: Mar 19, 2008
• Print ISSN: 0957-6509
• Electronic ISSN: 2041-2967
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 220
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 517-524
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1243/09576509jpe253
• Keywords: Photovoltaic panels, Electrical power output, Efficiency, Meteorological data, Life cycle costs, Environmental impact, life cycle assessment, photovoltaics
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/1878