Ardente, Fulvio; Beccali, Giorgio; Cellura, Maurizio; … - In: Renewable Energy 30 (2005) 7, pp. 1031-1054
The renewable energy sources are often presented as ‘clean’ sources, not considering the environmental impacts related to their manufacture. The production of the renewable plants, like every production process, entails a consumption of energy and raw materials as well as the release of...