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Future EPBT Projections
In 1975, EPBT for most PV modules was estimated at 20 years. Today, it only takes an average of three years or less for PV systems to produce the energy required to offset what it took to manufacture the systems, and EPBT continues to decrease each
year.
PV manufacturers are always seeking to reduce manufacturing costs, through reducing the amount of silicon required, improving PV cell efficiency, experimenting with new materials, and by utilizing new production methods. Most cost-reduction strategies will also reduce energy payback time. In their EPBT research on the CrystalClear project, authors Erik Alsema and Mariska de Wild-Scholten estimate “that developments underway to reduce costs will also result in a reduction of the energy payback time of a PV installation (in southern Europe) from 1.5 to 2 years presently, to well below one year.” With higher average peak sun-hours in the United States, future EPBT for modules installed here will be even lower.
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