Levelised cost of electricity for organic photovoltaics

被引:60
作者
Mulligan, Cara J. [1 ]
Bilen, Chhinder [1 ]
Zhou, Xiaojing [1 ]
Belcher, Warwick J. [1 ]
Dastoor, Paul C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Newcastle, Ctr Organ Elect, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
关键词
OPV; Module cost; Materials; Production; LCOE; POLYMER SOLAR-CELLS; EFFICIENCY; MODULES;
D O I
10.1016/j.solmat.2014.10.043
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
The success of organic photovoltaics (OPVs) as a future energy source is entirely dependent on the cost of the electricity produced by the modules. This study provides the first commercial scale levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) estimates for OPVs by integrating OPV-specific measured and calculated data into the estimates. The impacts of physical and financial variables are also investigated. The study shows that OPVs will become equivalently priced with current conventional solar technologies when efficiencies of 2% and lifetimes of three years are achieved. At efficiencies of 5% and lifetimes of 3-5 years the LCOE for OPVs will be competitive with that of current coal-based electricity generation. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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