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Solar PV lifespan

Written on: 21.08.2019#1

Author:
algobal

I would like to know for which lifespam is modelled the following unit process. It's not specified in the description. 20, 25, 30 years?electricity production, photovoltaic, 3kWp slanted-roof installation, multi-Si, panel, mounted | electricity, low voltage | APOS, U

Thank you :)

Written on: 10.09.2019#2

Dear ecoinvent user,

the lifetime of the mentioned photovoltaics installation is 30 years. You can download the report containing background information, such as the lifetime, for this and other photovoltaic datasets by logging into ecoinvent version 1+2, navigate to the "reports" section in the top menu and download the pdf report 06_XII_Photovoltaics. Chapter 12.2 on lifetime.

Kind regards,

Florentine Brunner
Data Analyst, ecoinvent