• DocumentCode
    3518526
  • Title

    Best Practices in Photovoltaics Manufacturing

  • Author

    Galland, Amy

  • Author_Institution
    As You Sow, San Francisco, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    3-8 June 2012
  • Abstract
    Best Practices in Photovoltaics Manufacturing presents best practices and policies that PV companies use to reduce environmental, health, and safety risks and suggests additional steps companies can take to further ensure clean production, health, safety, and fiduciary responsibility. Many PV manufacturers beat standards set for emissions, are reducing water use and reusing water, and are participating in voluntary international programs related to worker safety. Several companies are using safer materials, relying on renewable energy to power energy-intensive processes, reducing waste by developing recycling programs that recover materials for reuse, and improving relations with workers and communities throughout their supply chains.
  • Keywords
    emission; photovoltaic power systems; power apparatus; safety; PV companies; emissions; environmental risk reduction; health risk reduction; photovoltaics manufacturing; power energy-intensive process; renewable energy; reusing water; safer material; safety risk reduction; water reducing; Best practices; Companies; Manufacturing; Materials; Recycling; Safety; Water conservation; Best Practices; EHS; Management; Manufacturing; Sustainability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2012 38th IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Austin, TX
  • ISSN
    0160-8371
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0064-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317910
  • Filename
    6317910