GHG Emissions and Energy Payback Time of AC electricity generated by the SunPower?? Oasis?? photovoltaic power plant

摘要

GHG emissions and Energy Payback Time for AC electricity generated by the SunPower® Oasis® ground-mounted solar power plant were evaluated through a life cycle assessment (LCA) of a 579MWp solar plant in California. The combination of the high efficiency SunPower® solar panels and the smart Oasis ® tracking technology generates AC electricity at only 19g CO2eq/kWh AC and 0.32MJ/kWh AC over a 30 year lifetime. The high electricity generation of this plant allows for a reduced Energy Payback time in AC electricity to 9 months.