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
Autorentext
Dr. Senthilarasu Sundaram (SeS) is a Senior Lecturer in Renewable Energy in the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences at Exeter University. He earned a MPhil in Applied Physics from PSG College of Technology, India and a MSc in Physics and a PhD Physics from Bharathiar University, India in 2006. His prior experience includes: a postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea, a Research Fellowship at National University of Singapore, Singapore, and research associateships in the UK at Heriot-Watt and Loughborough Universities. His research focus is on third generation photovoltaics involving different technologies, as well as on the applications of nano-structured oxide materials and developing flexible solar cells on metal and polymer foils. Specifically, he has the following interests: new materials for dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSCs), perovskite solid state solar cells, thin film-based building integrated PV, manufacturability of DSSCs in cooperation with industry in up-scaling production; and fundamental characterisation of solar cells using impedance and transient spectroscopic measurements. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications and book chapters on these and related topics.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Overview of the PV Industry and Different Technologies
Chapter 3: Potential Environmental Impacts From Solar Energy Technologies
Chapter 4: The Sustainability of Solar PV Governance: A Comparative International Perspective
Chapter 5: A Normative Perspective on Governing Solar PV Sustainability
Chapter 6: Future Issues and Recommendations