ACACIA (parAmetric Configurator for A photovoltaiC life cycle Impact Assessment) is a web-based tool that lets you customize solar panels and instantly calculate their environmental impact across 14 key categories, including GWP and human toxicity. Architects, engineers, and planners can now make environmentally-informed decisions for sustainable PV design, all with real-time feedback on their choices.
Panel manufacturing process and associated GHG emissions (kgCO2eq./m2). Fig. source: Galimshina et al (2024).
The monocrystalline panel dissected into individual components or layers that are accessible within the database. Fig. source: Galimshina et al (2024).
ACACIA (parAmetric Configurator for A photovoltaiC life cycle Impact Assessment) is a web-based configurator that allows users to customize solar panels and calculate their embodied environmental impact across 14 impact categories, such as global warming potential (GWP), acidification, and human toxicity.
The configurator is a lightweight web application for building a generic PV module and analyzing its impact indicators, available at: https://acacia.arch.ethz.ch/calculator