The useofrenewableenergysourcesfortheproductionofelectricpowerbringshugebenefitsbothin terms ofenvironmentalprotectionaswellassavingsinnon-renewableresources.Photovoltaicstands out fromotherrenewableenergysourcesforitssimplicityandthemodularityofitsenergyconversion system.Todate,themosthighlydevelopedtechnologyfortheconstructionofsolarcellsisonebasedon mono andpolycrystallinesilicon.Analternativeproductionlineiscurrentlyunderdevelopmentto produce, thin-film modules.Therearecurrentlyavarietyofprocessesandmaterialsavailabletomake thin-filmcellsbuttheirrelativecostsandperformancediffer.Therefore,itwouldbeusefultomakea comparativeevaluationofthedifferentprocessesusingamultiplecriteriamethod. This paperproposesanapplicationofanoutrankingmethodologytoassessaselectionofproduction processes ofthin-filmsolartechnology.Asthisworkdemonstrates,multi-criteriaanalysiscanprovidea technical-scientificdecisionmakingsupporttoolthatisabletojustifyitschoicesclearlyand consistently intherenewableenergysector.
A comparative assessment of thin-film photovoltaic production processes using the ELECTRE III method
CAVALLARO, Fausto
2010
Abstract
The useofrenewableenergysourcesfortheproductionofelectricpowerbringshugebenefitsbothin terms ofenvironmentalprotectionaswellassavingsinnon-renewableresources.Photovoltaicstands out fromotherrenewableenergysourcesforitssimplicityandthemodularityofitsenergyconversion system.Todate,themosthighlydevelopedtechnologyfortheconstructionofsolarcellsisonebasedon mono andpolycrystallinesilicon.Analternativeproductionlineiscurrentlyunderdevelopmentto produce, thin-film modules.Therearecurrentlyavarietyofprocessesandmaterialsavailabletomake thin-filmcellsbuttheirrelativecostsandperformancediffer.Therefore,itwouldbeusefultomakea comparativeevaluationofthedifferentprocessesusingamultiplecriteriamethod. This paperproposesanapplicationofanoutrankingmethodologytoassessaselectionofproduction processes ofthin-filmsolartechnology.Asthisworkdemonstrates,multi-criteriaanalysiscanprovidea technical-scientificdecisionmakingsupporttoolthatisabletojustifyitschoicesclearlyand consistently intherenewableenergysector.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
