Delayed PV Deployment Negates CO2Benefits of Ultra-Low Carbon PV Modules

Sebastian Husein; Rachel Woods-Robinson; Rebecca Saive

doi:10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518474

Delayed PV Deployment Negates CO₂Benefits of Ultra-Low Carbon PV Modules

Sebastian Husein, Rachel Woods-Robinson, Rebecca Saive

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Abstract

An alliance of photovoltaic manufacturers is creating a certification standard to differentiate modules containing high (10 g CO2 eq./kWh) or low (5 g CO2 eq./kWh) embodied CO2. If new standards lead to project installation delays, this can pose serious threats for achieving CO2 avoidance targets. We calculate CO2 emission burdens of delaying coal and combined cycle gas (CCG) replacements. These show delays of < 3 months (coal) and <6 months (CCG) completely negate CO2 benefits of replacing 'high' carbon PV with 'low' carbon PV. This demonstrates the urgency of ensuring new standards do not delay PV deployments in any substantial way.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	2403-2406
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-6654-1922-2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-6654-3018-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518474
Publication status	Published - 26 Aug 2021
Event	48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021 - Fort Lauderdale, United States Duration: 20 Jun 2021 → 25 Jun 2021 Conference number: 48

Publication series

Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Publisher	IEEE
Volume	2021
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

Conference

Conference	48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021
Abbreviated title	PVSC 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	Fort Lauderdale
Period	20/06/21 → 25/06/21

Keywords

ESG
Low-carbon PV
Supply chain
Sustainability

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Husein, S, Woods-Robinson, R & Saive, R 2021, Delayed PV Deployment Negates CO₂Benefits of Ultra-Low Carbon PV Modules. in 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, vol. 2021, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 2403-2406, 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021, Fort Lauderdale, United States, 20/06/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518474

Delayed PV Deployment Negates CO₂Benefits of Ultra-Low Carbon PV Modules. / Husein, Sebastian; Woods-Robinson, Rachel; Saive, Rebecca.
2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2021. p. 2403-2406 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference; Vol. 2021).

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