Sustainable silicon photovoltaics manufacturing in a global market: A techno-economic, tariff and transportation framework
Castellanos S, Santibanez-Aguilar JE, Shapiro BB, Powell DM, Peters IM, Buonassisi T, Kammen DM, Flores-Tlacuahuac A (2018)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2018
Journal
Book Volume: 212
Pages Range: 704-719
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.12.047
Abstract
Solar photovoltaics (PV) manufacturing has experienced dramatic worldwide growth in recent years, enabling a reduction in module costs, and a higher adoption of these technologies. Continued sustainable price reductions, however, require strategies focused in further technological innovation, minimization of capital expenditures, and optimization of supply chain flows. We present a framework: Techno-economic Integrated Tool For Tariff And Transportation (TIT-4-TAT), that enables the study of these different strategies by coupling a techno-economic model with a tariff and transportation algorithm to optimize supply chain layouts for PV manufacturing under equally-weighted objectives. We demonstrate the use of this framework in a set of interacting countries (Mexico, China, USA, and Brazil) and two extreme tariff scenarios: no tariffs, and high tariff levels imposed. Results indicate that introducing tariffs between countries significantly increase the minimum sustainable price for solar PV manufacturing, alter the optimal manufacturing locations, and render a more expensive final solar PV module price which can hinder the adoption rates required to mitigate climate change. Recommendations for stakeholders on the optimization process, and techno-economic drivers are presented based on our results. This framework may be utilized by policymakers for the spatially-resolved planning of incentives, labor and manufacturing programs, and proper import tariff designs in the solar PV market.
Involved external institutions
University of California, Berkeley
United States (USA) (US)
Boston Consulting Group
United States (USA) (US)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States (USA) (US)
Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)
Mexico (MX)
United States (USA) (US)
Boston Consulting Group
United States (USA) (US)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States (USA) (US)
Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)
Mexico (MX)
How to cite
APA:
Castellanos, S., Santibanez-Aguilar, J.E., Shapiro, B.B., Powell, D.M., Peters, I.M., Buonassisi, T.,... Flores-Tlacuahuac, A. (2018). Sustainable silicon photovoltaics manufacturing in a global market: A techno-economic, tariff and transportation framework. Applied Energy, 212, 704-719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.12.047
MLA:
Castellanos, Sergio, et al. "Sustainable silicon photovoltaics manufacturing in a global market: A techno-economic, tariff and transportation framework." Applied Energy 212 (2018): 704-719.
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