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Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Next-Generation Carbon Nanotube Solar Photovoltaics

Contributed to an NSF-supported research programme evaluating the life cycle sustainability of next-generation carbon nanotube photovoltaic technologies. The work assessed environmental performance, identified manufacturing hotspots, and benchmarked emerging technologies against conventional silicon…

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Next-Generation Carbon Nanotube Solar Photovoltaics

Project Type

Applied Research

Client / Institution

The University of Toledo, Ohio, USA (NSF Sustainable Energy Pathways Programme)

Year

2015

Location

Toledo, Ohio, USA

Sector
Clean Energy

Contributed to an NSF-supported research programme evaluating the life cycle sustainability of next-generation carbon nanotube photovoltaic technologies. The work assessed environmental performance, identified manufacturing hotspots, and benchmarked emerging technologies against conventional silicon photovoltaic systems to inform sustainable energy innovation.

Role

Technical Contributor - Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) & Sustainability Analysis

Tools & Methods
GaBi LCAISO 14040/14044Scenario ModellingHotspot AnalysisComparative Sustainability Assessment

Outputs

  • Life Cycle Assessment Models
  • Environmental Performance Analysis
  • Technical Reports
  • Research Publications Support

Impact

Generated evidence supporting the sustainability assessment of next-generation photovoltaic technologies, identifying environmental hotspots and improvement pathways for future low-carbon energy systems.