Solar Photovoltaic Technology Production: Potential Environmental Impacts and Implications for Governance

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 technologiesProvides comprehensive coverage of lifecycle analysis (LCA) of PV technologies in a single referenceAnalyzes relevant governance arrangements for researchers and manufacturers INDICE: 1. IntroductionI. Brief overview of the history and current state of the PV sectorII. Problems and challenges associated with the emerging PV technology sectorIII. Aims and objectives of the book2. Overview of the PV industry and different technologiesI. Silicon PV (Mono and Multi Crystalline Silicon)II. Thin film solar cells (CdTe, CIGS, a-Si and Perovskite solar cells)III. Third Generation solar cells (Dye sensitised solar cells, organic PV and Quantum dot solar cells) 3. Potential environmental impactsI. Silicon PV (Mono and Multi Crystalline Silicon)II. Thin film solar cells (CdTe, CIGS, a-Si and Perovskite solar cells)III. Third Generation solar cells (Dye sensitised solar cells, organic PV and Quantum dot solar cells) 4. Governance in the European UnionI. Toxic materials and waste directivesII. RoHS DirectiveIII. IPPCIV. WEEE 5. Governance change? I. Regulatory gaps and mismatchesII. Recommendations for governance change6. Conclusions

• ISBN: 978-0-12-802953-4
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 150
• Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés