Abstract
Organic photovoltaics (OPV) applied in a commercial product comprising a
solar charged power bank is subjected to a life cycle assessment (LCA)
study. Regular power banks harvest electricity from the grid only. The
solar power bank (called HeLi-on) is however, a power bank that includes
a portable OPV panel, enabling the possibility to be charged from the
sun, and not only from the grid. In this paper, two well-established
power bank products using amorphous silicon solar panels (a-Si PV) and a
regular power bank without any portable solar panel is compared to
HeLi-on. The environmental impact of the products is quantified with the
aim of indicate where eco-design improvements would make a difference
and to point out performance of a portable solar panel depending on the
context of use (Denmark and China), realistic disposal scenarios and the
recycling relevance particularly concerning metals content.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1700124 |
Journal | Advanced Engineering Materials |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 8 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 1438-1656 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |