An environmental life cycle comparison of single-crystalline and amorphous-silicon thin-film photovoltaic systems in Thailand
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a Institute for the Environment, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA b The Joint Graduate School of Energy and the Environment, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand c Center for Energy Technology and Environment, Ministry of Education, Thailand d Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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