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Life cycle assessment and life cycle cost of photovoltaic panels on Lake Street Parking Garage

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dc.contributor.authorFan, Jiawei, author
dc.contributor.authorStrong, Kelly, advisor
dc.contributor.authorGlick, Scott, committee member
dc.contributor.authorPaustian, Keith, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T05:58:38Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T05:58:38Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIn the U.S., the capacity of photovoltaic panels has already reached a level close to 14GW in 2014. The goal of the solar power industry is to meet 10% of U.S. peak electricity generation capacity by 2030 (Dincer, 2011). Photovoltaic panel systems have become a new trend to produce electric power. Solar radiation is an abundant, inexhaustible, clean and cheap energy source. By using solar energy, solar panels are considered a clean and green method to produce electric power. However, photovoltaic panels have impacts on the environment in the production process and end-of-life process. This thesis uses a methodology that combines life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle cost (LCC) to analyze the life cycle impact and the cost of a PV system on a public garage located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The LCA method used in this thesis is a hybrid LCA, which is a combination of process based LCA and economic Input/Output LCA (EIO-LCA). The result of the analysis of LCA indicates that a solar panel power system does have some advantages in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and gaseous toxic releases. However, solar panel systems have higher toxic releases to water and land than a traditional power plant. The result of LCC points out that the solar panel system on the roof of Lake Street Parking Garage cannot recover its cost during its 25-year life span.
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dc.identifierFan_colostate_0053N_12788.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/88521
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjectEIO-LCA
dc.subjectphotovoltaic panel
dc.subjectlife cycle cost
dc.subjectlife cycle assessment
dc.titleLife cycle assessment and life cycle cost of photovoltaic panels on Lake Street Parking Garage
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thesis.degree.disciplineConstruction Management
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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