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*5% of weight of PV is silicon [https://www.google.com/search?q=composition+of+a+pv+panel+by+weight+of+materials&oq=composition+of+a+pv+panel+by+weight+of+materials&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTE1ODcxajBqNKgCArACAQ&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#sbfbu=1&pi=composition%20of%20a%20pv%20panel%20by%20weight%20of%20materials]. 76% is glass, 10% is aluminum, and 10% is EVA.
*5% of weight of PV is silicon [https://www.google.com/search?q=composition+of+a+pv+panel+by+weight+of+materials&oq=composition+of+a+pv+panel+by+weight+of+materials&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTE1ODcxajBqNKgCArACAQ&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#sbfbu=1&pi=composition%20of%20a%20pv%20panel%20by%20weight%20of%20materials]. 76% is glass, 10% is aluminum, and 10% is EVA.
*Embodied energy of EVA is about 80 mega joules per kilogram [https://www.google.com/search?q=embodied+energy+of+ethyl+vinyl+acetate&oq=embodied+energy+of+ethyl+vinyl+acetate&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDYzMjJqMGo0qAIBsAIB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#sbfbu=1&pi=embodied%20energy%20of%20ethyl%20vinyl%20acetate]
*Embodied energy of EVA is about 80 mega joules per kilogram [https://www.google.com/search?q=embodied+energy+of+ethyl+vinyl+acetate&oq=embodied+energy+of+ethyl+vinyl+acetate&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDYzMjJqMGo0qAIBsAIB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#sbfbu=1&pi=embodied%20energy%20of%20ethyl%20vinyl%20acetate]
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Revision as of 03:13, 3 December 2024

  • embodied energy of 1000 MJ/kg or 300 kWhr! [1]
  • Compare to steel at 20 MJ/kg [2], and 10x more than this for aluminum [3]
  • How many grams of silicon are needed for 1kW of PV panels? 2 kg [4], based on 2g/W.
  • 5% of weight of PV is silicon [5]. 76% is glass, 10% is aluminum, and 10% is EVA.
  • Embodied energy of EVA is about 80 mega joules per kilogram [6]

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