Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Systems

• Other Authors: Miguel, Guillermo San (Editor), Alvarez, Sergio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; life cycle assessment; battery electric vehicle (BEV); plug-in electric vehicle; energy; greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; thermodynamic modeling; exergy; e-waste; secondary copper smelting; precious metal recovery; printed circuit board; coalbed methane development; risk assessment; structural entropy weight method; matter-element extension method; LCA; Spain; renewables; electricity; sustainability; carbon footprint; employment; LCOE; CHP; biomass; gasification; SOFC; allocation; multifunctionality; geothermal energy; flash technology; Bagnore power plant; pedigree matrix; carbon dioxide capture; activated carbon; environmental impacts; IGCC; carbon capture economy; stirling cycle-based heat pump; gas/oil-fired boilers; SimaPro; eco-indicator 99; life cycle impact assessment; distance-to-target weighting; ecological scarcity; renewable electricity and heat generation; decentralized energy system
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This Special Issue on "LCA of Energy Systems" contains inspiring contributions on assessing the sustainability of novel technologies destined to shape the future of our energy sector. These include battery-based and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, geothermal energy, hydropower, biomass g...