The bright prospect of China's photovoltaic under the double carbon goal: A potential assessment based on the life cycle of photovoltaic power plants
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Authors
- Xuede Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7185-8969)
- Shangpeng Zhang
- Chenyi Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3030-1202)
- Yaohong Yu
- Ruijing Wang
- Siqi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8533-2749)
- Weiyuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9758-4123)
- Guisen Yang
- Qin Xie
- Jirui Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2012-2606)
- Tong Wang
Institutions
- Beijing Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- Published
- 2026-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2026.149487
- Primary Topic
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00