Cradle to Gate + EOL
Identity ID
29c681db-41e6-4267-baa9-c78703d3b9a0
Materials
Associated ID
ef85724c-39af-4426-b8f2-5a54cc0237ba
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Description
Aluminum alloy photovoltaic mounting systems are used to position, install, and secure solar panels in photovoltaic electricity generation systems, with each kg of aluminum alloy photovoltaic mounting system corresponding to a power capacity of 250 W. This dataset includes major raw and auxiliary materials, energy inputs, atmospheric emissions, and waste from the production process. Infrastructure such as manufacturing equipment and facility construction are excluded from the system boundary. The end-of-life recycling phase of the photovoltaic mounting systems is included in this dataset, assuming a 100% mass recycling rate for aluminum, although energy and material inputs during the disassembly and recycling process are not included. The life cycle inventory was compiled from multiple data sources. The production of aluminum alloy photovoltaic mounting systems begins with extrusion. The process involves preparing aluminum profiles semi-finished products (procedures including heating, heating of extrusion cylinder, extrusion discharge, sawing, straightening, cutting to fixed length, etc.), followed by surface treatment processes (shot blasting, water washing, degreasing, alkaline etching, neutralization, oxidation, sulfuric acid recovery, draining, material discharge), and finally deep processing procedures.
Activity Description
The production of aluminum alloy photovoltaic mounting structures begins with the preparation of aluminum profile semi-finished products via an extrusion process (procedures include heating, extrusion cylinder heating, extrusion discharge, sawing, straightening, and cutting to specified length), followed by surface treatment processes (shot blasting, water washing, degreasing, alkaline etching, neutralization, oxidation, sulfuric acid recovery, draining, and material unloading), and finally deep processing procedures.
Process Description
Photovoltaic (PV) mounting structures are metal frameworks designed for positioning, installing, and securing solar panels in solar power systems.
Time period
2021
2026
Geography
China
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
The production of aluminum alloy photovoltaic mounting structures begins with the preparation of aluminum profile semi-finished products via an extrusion process (procedures include heating, extrusion cylinder heating, extrusion discharge, sawing, straightening, and cutting to specified length), followed by surface treatment processes (shot blasting, water washing, degreasing, alkaline etching, neutralization, oxidation, sulfuric acid recovery, draining, and material unloading), and finally deep processing procedures.