Supplementary Data for "Analogical environmental cost assessment of silicon flows used in solar panels by the US and China", Scientific Reports 14 (2024) 9538

The Supplementary Information includes: Energy consumption, in megajoules (MJ) and water consumption, in cubic meters, through silicon mining, processing (including metallurgical grade silicon (MG-Si) and solar grade silicon (SoG-Si) production) and photovoltaic cell manufacturing in the US and China; Environmental impact of metallurgical and solar grade of silicon production in the US and China; Environmental impact of manufacturing photovoltaic cells in the US and China; Cumulative environmental cost of using silicon for producing photovoltaic cells in US and China ($); Table S1. Data sources for all parameters of the model of silicon supply chain; Figure S1: Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) of Silicon Supply Chain.