Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Energy Systems

• Other Authors: Passarini, Fabrizio (Editor), Ciacci, Luca (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; life cycle assessment; harmonization; photovoltaic; perovskite solar cell; manufacturing process; environmental impact; greenhouse gas; gasification; swine manure management; ground-source heat pumps; space conditioning; environmental sustainability; life cycle assessment (LCA); phase-change material (PCM); CED; Eco-indicator 99; IPCC; LCA; photovoltaics panels; recycling; landfill; embodied energy; embodied carbon; life-cycle embodied performance; metropolitan area; in-city; transport energy intensity; well to wheel; material structure; photovoltaics; waste management; EROI; net energy; energy scenario; energy transition; electricity; grid mix; storage; decarbonization; biofuel policy; GHG mitigation; energy security; indirect land use change; carbon dioxide capture; activated carbon; environmental impacts; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Material Flow Analysis (MFA); Criticality; traction batteries; forecast; supply; exergy; sustainability; review; bioenergy; geographic information system (GIS); harvesting residues; energy metrics; PHAs; bio-based polymers; biodegradable plastics; pyrolysis; volatile fatty acids; phase change materials; PCM; thermal energy storage; Storage LCA Tool; Speicher LCA; n/a
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The transition towards renewable energy sources and "green" technologies for energy generation and storage is expected to mitigate the climate emergency in the coming years. However, in many cases, this progress has been hampered by our dependency on critical materials or other resources t...