Table 2 Carbon emissions of other components in the production phase (a case study of inverters).

From: Study on the benefit analysis based on whole life cycle carbon emission calculation after the construction of photovoltaic systems in macau's construction waste landfills

Input parameters

Numerical value

Unit

Source

100 km fuel consumption of the transport vehicle

20

L/(100 km)

On-site verification

Loading capacity of the means of transport

20

t

On-site verification

Energy consumption per unit of aluminium frame transport

0.01

mL diesel/(kg-km)

Calculated value

Aluminium frames per module

3.31

kg

Provided by manufacturer

Round trip distance for aluminium frame transport

110

kg

Provided by supplier

CO2 emission factor for diesel

2.73

kgCO2/L

Provided by IPCC

CO2 emissions per module

0.0099

kgCO2

Calculated value

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