An LCA based indicator for evaluation of alternative energy routes

Refuse recovered biomass fuel from municipal solid waste. A life cycle assessment

“…Nevertheless, when defining new alternatives, it is important to find out the extent to which these alternative options are environmentally friendly and sustainable [31], and which of them may ensure the largest improvement of the environmental performance [32].…”

A critical review of biochemical conversion, sustainability and life cycle assessment of algal biofuels

“…1. In an LCA study one valuation of alternative energy routes Rubio Rodríguez et al [103] concluded that LCA based indicators might be an effective tool to compare alternative energy routes in terms of environmental impact and indirect natural resource costs towards different services and commodities. Yang et al [1] examined the life-cycle water and nutrients usage of microalgae-based biodiesel production.…”

Biohydrogen Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Technology and Sustainability

“…Such a comparison has been made in Table 3 by presenting the various H 2 production systems, which show different H 2 yields from different feedstocks by adopting different production systems. Therefore, life cycle assessment (LCA) could be a tool to scrutinize the best H 2 production system for a particular feedstock in terms of environmental impact and indirect natural resource costs towards different services and commodities [108]. LCA allows the possibility of comparing different H 2 production approaches and identifying the environmental "hot spot" of the whole process, which helps in development of a sustainable H 2 production process [106,109].…”