Last modified: June 10, 2024 Researchers have created a comprehensive model of the circular water flows in a solar cell factory with a production capacity of 5 gigawatts (5GWp) per year. The results show that a reduction of up to 79 percent in the water consumption and up to 84 percent in the wastewater is possible.
Researchers from the Technical University of Berlin, Rena Technologies GmbH, and the Fraunhofer Institutes for Building Physics IBP and for Solar Energy Systems ISE have for the first time created a comprehensive model of the water flows in a solar cell factory with a production capacity of 5 gigawatts (5GWp) per year.
Both Aden et al. and Feng et al. conducted a comprehensive LCA study to compare the environmental impacts of different power generation technologies in China, and the results indicated the life cycle water consumption for solar PV is 1.38 L/kWh and 1.69 L/kWh respectively.
The application of recycling technologies to the photovoltaic system is promised to cut down the total water consumption by another 13%.
The results show the life cycle water consumption per kW installed capacity of large-scale photovoltaic plants is 20,419 L. Photovoltaic panel production and the Balance of System together make up over 85% of the total.
The application of recycling technologies on the PV system is promised to cut down the total water consumption by 13%. Under an annual 1500 kWh/m 2 solar irradiance, the water consumption intensity for PV generation is estimated at 0.75 L/kWh under the landfilling scenario and 0.63 L/kWh under the recycling scenario.
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