Design considerations for multi-terawatt scale manufacturing of existing and future photovoltaic technologies: challenges and opportunities related to silver, indium and bismuth consumption
Yuchao Zhang, Moonyong Kim, Li Wang, Pierre Verlinden, Brett Hallam
Abstract
As the photovoltaic (PV) industry heading towards the multi-TW scale, PV technologies need to be carefully evaluated based on material consumption rather than just efficiency or cost to ensure sustainable growth of the industry.
Topics & Concepts
Photovoltaic systemConsumption (sociology)BismuthHeading (navigation)Scale (ratio)IndiumProduction (economics)NanotechnologyEnvironmental economicsMaterials scienceEngineeringElectrical engineeringEconomicsAerospace engineeringMetallurgyMacroeconomicsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsSocial scienceSociologySilicon and Solar Cell Technologiessolar cell performance optimizationAdvanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials