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Table 2 Components transport from the manufacturing location to Ouagadougou

From: Life cycle assessment of a 33.7 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in the context of a developing country

 

Manufacturing location

Transports

Sea (t.km)

Land (t.km)

mc-Si module

Germany

2.17 107

2.34 106

CdTe

Germany

7.35 107

7.93 106

Inverters

Spain

7.99 105

1.06 105

Transformers

Belgium

6.91 105

8.06 104

Steel structure

Germany

1.52 107

1.63 106

Aluminum structure

Germany

1.20 107

1.30 106

Steel foundation

Germany

1.74 106

1.88 105

Concrete foundations

Burkina Faso

0

1.65 106

Electrical installation

Germany

7.48 105

8.06 104

Batteries

China

2.16 106

8.79 104