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.
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000273081700047 |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-71649099640 |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11695/8052 |
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. |
Titolo: | A comparative assessment of thin-film photovoltaic production processes using the ELECTRE III method |
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Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |