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Stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) systems comprise one of the most promising electrification solutions for covering the demand of remote consumers. However, such systems are strongly questioned due to extreme life-cycle (LC) energy requirements. For similar installations to be considered as...
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The photovoltaic energy sector is rapidly expanding and technological specification for PV has improved dramatically in the last two decades. This paper sketches the current state of the art and drafts three alternative scenarios for the future, in terms of costs, market penetration and...
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-scale photovoltaic power (LS-PV) comprised of polycrystalline cells in China. Our life cycle analysis (LCA) shows that the estimated co …
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This paper focuses on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of four waste management strategies: landfill without biogas …
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building. In this paper, the extenics theory and life cycle assessment (LCA) are proposed in building energy conservation … the factors in different hierarchies. A building energy conservation assessment model combining LCA and the extenics …
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approach, should be developed and used within procurement procedures. In this paper, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is applied to … evaluation features of the environmental performances of building materials and components are outlined. The LCA case study is … then presented, describing the use of the analysis results to define the environmental criteria. LCA allowed to identify …
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Today, almost 70% of the electricity is produced from fossil fuels and power generation accounts for over 40% of global CO2 emissions. If the targets to reduce climate change are to be met, substantial reductions in emissions are necessary. Compared to other sectors emission reductions in the...
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in an energy management system standard (e.g. EN 16001, ISO 50001) or LCA standard (e.g. ISO 14044). Glass and cast iron …
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basis, and now extended for simultaneous assessment of the supply-chain performance based on LCA (Life cycle assessment …
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a 500 MW pulverised coal power plant employing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) using the software SimaPro®. For a …
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