Green Energy: A Sustainable Future looks at life cycle assessment theory, practice, and methodologies applied in renewable energy power plants. The state-of-the-art life cycle assessment methodologies applied in power generation units are discussed following LCA analysis and key findings from energy production processes. Providing fundamental knowledge of how to measure sustainability metrics using life cycle assessment in renewable power plants, this title outlines state-of-the-art research about LCA methodologies related to low-carbon energy systems, their outcome, and how to relate the sustainable power concept with a circular economy. With theoretical concepts of LCA applied in low-carbon power generation systems, outlining environmental impacts based on comprehensive examples and case studies in solar PV, solar thermal, hydropower plants and micro-grids, this book is of great interest to engineers, policy makers, researchers and academics in the area of electric power engineering. Consists of extensive and comprehensive life-cycle assessment examples and case studies for various renewable energy plantsEnables power engineers to evaluate the sustainability index through environmental impact assessment in renewable power plants and micro-gridsIncludes assessment results showing future pathways for sustainability enhancement INDICE: 1.1 Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment 1.2 Challenges and Objectives 1.3 Main Contributions 1.4 Fundamentals of Life Cycle Assessment 1.5 Applications of Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Systems 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Review Selection Criteria and Method 2.3 Life Cycle Assessment of Renewable Power Plants 2.4 LCA of Renewable Energy Systems 2.5 Geographic location-wise LCA of Renewable Energy Systems 2.6 Summary and Outlook 2.7 Conclusion and Future Recommendation 3.1 Introduction 3.3 Results and Discussion 3.4 Limitations of this Study 3.5 Conclusions 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Materials and Method 4.3. Results and Discussion 4.4. Conclusion 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Hydropower Plants of Alpine and Non-alpine Areas in Europe 5.3 Methodology 5.4 Results 5.5 Discussion 5.6 Limitations and Future Improvements 5.7 Conclusion 6.1 Introduction 6.2 U.S. Electricity Generation and Consumption Overview 6.3 Methodology 6.4 Results and Interpretation 6.5 Uncertainty Analysis 6.6 Sensitivity Analysis 6.7 Discussion 6.8 Conclusion 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Renewable Energy Matrix in Switzerland 7.3 Methodology 7.4 Results 7.5 Discussion 7.6 Uncertainty Analysis 7.7 Limitations 7.8 Conclusion 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Microgrid System Overview 8.3 Methods 8.4 Results and discussion 8.5 Sensitivity Analysis 8.6 Conclusion 9.1 Book Summary and Concluding Remarks 9.1.1 Summary 9.1.2 Conclusions 9.2 Future Research Directions
- ISBN: 9780323859530
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 410
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2021
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés