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BIOET 533: Ethical Dimensions of Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems

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Lesson 5: Solar Photovoltaics, Critical Minerals, and Life Cycle Assessment

  • Overview
  • Part 1 - Introduction to Solar Photovoltaics (PV)
  • Part 2 — Life Cycle Assessment of Photovoltaic Systems
  • Case 1: Does PV Pay Back?
  • Case 2: PV Materials, Toxicity, and Pollution
  • Case 3: Where Should I Buy My PV?

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Lessons

  • Ethical Dimensions of Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems
    • Guides to using the Matrices
    • Lesson 1: Ethical Dimensions of Systems Research
    • Lesson 2: Professional and Research Integrity
    • Lesson 3: Renewable Energy and Climate Change
    • Lesson 4: Biofuels and Bioenrgy
    • Lesson 5: Solar Photovoltaics, Critical Minerals, and Life Cycle Assessment
      • Overview
      • Part 1 - Introduction to Solar Photovoltaics (PV)
      • Part 2 — Life Cycle Assessment of Photovoltaic Systems
      • Case 1: Does PV Pay Back?
      • Case 2: PV Materials, Toxicity, and Pollution
      • Case 3: Where Should I Buy My PV?
    • Lesson 6: AI Data Centers—Energy Demand, Supply Strategy, and Embedded Ethics
    • Lesson 7: AI-Assisted Ethical Selection and Comparison of Sustainability Indicators
    • Final Project: Create and Analyze Your Own RESS Case

Course materials prepared by Erich W. Schienke, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.

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