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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Summary

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 gasification, national electricity systems, and waste incineration. The analysis of trends and singularities will be invaluable to product designers, engineers, and policy makers. Furthermore, these exercises also contribute to refining the life cycle framework and harmonizing methodological decisions. Our hope is that this should be a step toward promoting the use of science and knowledge to shape a better world for everyone.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (198 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-0525-1
9783036505244
9783036505251

Access

Open Access