Dynamic material flow analysis of critical metals embodied in thin-film photovoltaic cells

Zimmermann, Till

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dc.contributor.author	Zimmermann, Till	de
dc.date.accessioned	2018-08-29T08:47:08Z
dc.date.available	2018-08-29T08:47:08Z
dc.date.issued	2013	de
dc.identifier.issn	1613-4907	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/58717
dc.description.abstract	Photovoltaic cells are a contributor to the global energy mix of growing importance. Among the different photovoltaic technologies, thin-film technologies such as copper-indium-gallium-(di)selenide (CIGS) or cadmium-telluride (CdTe) have shown a significant growth in market share caused among other things by their reduced manufacturing costs and increased versatility. These cells require materials like indium, gallium, cadmium and tellurium that have been identified to be critical in terms of their economic importance and supply risks in various studies. Also, significant stocks of these materials will develop in the anthroposphere and secondary flows in a significant scale will arise at some point in the future. In this article material stocks and flows – including secondary flows and material demands- of indium, gallium, cadmium, and tellurium resulting from global deployment of photovoltaic cells up to 2050 have been analyzed considering three different scenarios regarding the future development. Based on this, potential future material shortages are discussed.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Ökologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Ecology	en
dc.subject.other	industrial ecology; material flow analysis; thin-film photovoltaic; critical materials; secondary materials	de
dc.title	Dynamic material flow analysis of critical metals embodied in thin-film photovoltaic cells	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet	de
dc.description.review	reviewed	en
dc.source.volume	194	de
dc.publisher.country	DEU
dc.publisher.city	Bremen	de
dc.source.series	artec-paper
dc.subject.classoz	Ökologie und Umwelt	de
dc.subject.classoz	Ecology, Environment	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Metallindustrie	de
dc.subject.thesoz	metal industry	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Ökologie	de
dc.subject.thesoz	ecology	en
dc.subject.thesoz	erneuerbare Energie	de
dc.subject.thesoz	renewable energy	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Knappheit	de
dc.subject.thesoz	shortage	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Ressourcen	de
dc.subject.thesoz	resources	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-58717-1
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung	de
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications	en
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
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dc.type.stock	monograph	de
dc.type.document	Arbeitspapier	de
dc.type.document	working paper	en
dc.source.pageinfo	39	de
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dc.contributor.corporateeditor	Universität Bremen, Forschungszentrum Nachhaltigkeit (artec)
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dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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