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BIOET 533
Ethical Dimensions of Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems

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Lesson 5: Solar Energy from Photovoltaics

Lesson 5: Solar Energy from Photovoltaics

Overview
Intro to Solar Photovoltaics (PV)
Part 2 - Life Cycle Assessment of PVs
Case 1: Does PV Pay Back?
Case 2: PV is Toxic & Pollutes
Case 3: Where Should I Buy My PV?

‹ Broader Impacts Example: U.S. Corn Ethanol up Overview ›

BIOET 533: Ethical Dimensions of Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems

Lessons

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
Lesson 5: Solar Energy from Photovoltaics
Lesson 6: Drilling Impacts of Shale Gas
Lesson 7: Sustainability Systems Indicators
Final Project: Create Your Own Case

Instructor and Author: Erich W. Schienke, Ph.D., Lecturer, John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, and Sustainability Management and Policy Option Leader in the Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems (Online Masters and Graduate Certificates Program); and Ethics Co-Leader for the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, The Pennsylvania State University.

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