LCA Analysis of Campus Photovoltaic Power Generation System and Its Application Potential in Low Carbon Campus: Case Study of Shandong Jianzhu University
Keywords:
Low carbon campus, Photovoltaic power generation system, Full lifecycle, Carbon emissions, Carbon reduction analysis, Potential analysisAbstract
Photovoltaic power generation system plays an important role in and serves as a major support in the construction of low-carbon campuses. Although many universities have already demonstrated the application of photovoltaic power generation systems, due to the limitations of installation scale, their power generation accounts for a relatively small proportion of campus energy, and due to insufficient maintenance and cleaning, their utilization rate is low. Therefore, the utilization of photovoltaic power generation systems still has great potential for development with the goal of building low-carbon campuses. Taking the 1MW campus photovoltaic system of Shandong Jianzhu University as an example, the carbon emissions and carbon emission recovery period of the photovoltaic power generation system in the whole life cycle were calculated, and the carbon reduction benefits of the existing photovoltaic power generation system of Shandong Jianzhu University on the campus were analyzed. The application potential brought by expanding the use scale, combining heat pump heating, residual power grid, and strengthening maintenance and cleaning measures were also discussed.
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