Solar Photovoltaic Technology Production

Solar Photovoltaic Technology Production: Potential Environmental Impacts and Implications for Governance provides an overview of the emerging industrial PV sector, its technologies, and the regulatory frameworks supporting them. This new book reviews and categorizes the potential environmental impacts of several main PV technologies, examining the extent to which current EU governance frameworks regulate such impacts. By identifying the gaps or regulatory mismatches and creating a basis for normative recommendations on governance change, this book analyzes potential governance implications and their impacts in relation to manufacturers upscaling PV production techniques.

• Fills the need for a coherent source of information on the potential impacts of different PV technologies
• Provides comprehensive coverage of lifecycle analysis (LCA) of PV technologies in a single reference
• Analyzes relevant governance arrangements for researchers and manufacturers

Researchers, engineers and professionals engaged in developing PV technologies, PV implementation and global PV manufacturers

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Abstract
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Brief Historical Overview and Current State of the PV Sector
  • 1.3 Aims and Objectives of the Book
  • 1.4 Structure of the Book
• Chapter 2: Overview of the PV Industry and Different Technologies
  • Abstract
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 First Generation PV Technologies
  • 2.3 Second Generation PV Technologies
  • 2.4 Third Generation PV Technologies
  • 2.5 Conclusions
• Chapter 3: Potential Environmental Impacts From Solar Energy Technologies
  • Abstract
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Processing and Life Cycle of PV Systems
  • 3.3 Manufacturing of Silicon
  • 3.4 TF PV Materials
  • 3.5 New Generation Solar Cells
  • 3.6 PV Recycling Hazardous Materials
  • 3.7 Conclusions
• Chapter 4: The Sustainability of Solar PV Governance: A Comparative International Perspective
  • Abstract
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Solar PV Governance—United States
  • 4.3 European Union, the United Kingdom and Germany
  • 4.4 India
  • 4.5 China
  • 4.6 Conclusions
• Chapter 5: A Normative Perspective on Governing Solar PV Sustainability
  • Abstract
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Solar PV Governance—Sustainability Principles in Practice
  • 5.3 Normative Sustainability Principles for Global Solar PV Governance?
  • 5.4 Practical Application
  • 5.5 Summary
• Chapter 6: Future Issues and Recommendations
  • Abstract
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Recommendations
  • 6.3 Conclusions
• Index