Life cycle and economic assessment of a solar panel array applied to a short route ferry

Wang, Haibin; Oğuz, Elif; Jeong, Byongug; Zhou, Peilin

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.124

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“…Recently, three HORIZON2020 Projects (namely Ship Life cycle software solutions (SHIPLYS, HOLISHIP and LINCOLN) are funded by the European Union (EU) [3], which aims to develop the software integration process for ships considering environmental benefits and their outcomes published in References [4][5][6][7][8][9]. Integration of renewable energy technologies to short-route ferries [10] are also carried out in order to emphasize the importance of such systems in reducing the emissions for the countries that currently have no stringent regulation. Similarly, renewable energy sources (RES) are suggested by a number of researchers [11][12][13][14][15] to reduce air pollution and climate change instead of traditional energy production systems where fossil fuels utilize.…”

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Selection of the Most Sustainable Renewable Energy System for Bozcaada Island: Wind vs. Photovoltaic

Oğuz

Şentürk

2019

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Energy production without destroying the environment has been one of the most crucial issues for people living in today’s world. In order to analyze whole environmental and/or economic impacts of the energy production process, life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle cost (LCC) are widely used. In this study, two distinct renewable energy systems are assessed. First, a land-based wind farm, which has been operating in Bozcaada Island since 2000, is compared to a proposed solar photovoltaic power plant in terms of Energy Pay-Back Time (EPBT) periods and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and life cycle cost. The energy production process including the recycling phase evaluated “from cradle to grave” using GaBi software for both cases. All scenarios are compared by considering different impact categories such as global warming potential (GWP), acidification potential (AP), and eutrophication potential (EP). Following this, levelized unit cost to produce 1 MWh electricity (LUCE) is calculated for both systems. This study revealed that LCA and LCCA are useful and practical tools that help to determine drawbacks and benefits of different renewable energy systems considering their long-term environmental and economic impacts. Our findings show that onshore wind farms have a number of benefits than proposed photovoltaic power plants in terms of environmental and cost aspects.

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Selection of the Most Sustainable Renewable Energy System for Bozcaada Island: Wind vs. Photovoltaic

Oğuz

Şentürk

2019

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“…Considering the primary goal of this LCA research, it adopted the life cycle of energy pathways consisting of the production, the transport and the use stages (see Figure 6). The scope of analysis was not extended to battery or diesel engine products for the reason that a series of previous LCA studies have proven that the environmental impacts relative to manufacturing, installing and recycling of marine products to be negligibly small [7,28,29]. Figure 7 shows the overview of the LCA process for this study.…”

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Evaluation of the Lifecycle Environmental Benefits of Full Battery Powered Ships: Comparative Analysis of Marine Diesel and Electricity

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Kim

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The paper aims to investigate the holistic environmental benefits of using a battery system on a roll on/roll off (ro-ro) passenger ship which was originally fitted with a diesel engine engaged in Korean coastal service. The process of this research has multiple layers. First, the operating profiles of the case ship were collected, such as speed, output, operation time and the configuration of the diesel propulsion system. Second, the full battery propulsion system, in place of the diesel system, was modelled and simulated on a power simulation software (PSIM) platform to verify the adequacy of the proposed battery propulsion system. Then, the life cycle assessment method was applied to comprehensively compare the environmental footprint of the diesel-mechanical and fully battery-powered vessels. A focus was placed on the life cycle of the energy sources consumed by the case ship in consideration of the South Korea’s current energy importation and production status. Three life cycle stages were considered in the analysis: ‘production’, ‘transport’ and ‘use’. With the aid of Sphera GaBi Software Version 2019 and its extensive data library, the environmental impacts at the energy production and transport stages were evaluated, while the same impacts at the use stage were determined based on actual laboratory measurements. The environmental performance of the two scenarios in four impact categories was discussed: global warming potential (GWP), acidification potential (AP), eutrophication potential (EP) and photochemical ozone creation potential (POCP). Results of the comparative analysis are presented based on estimates of the overall reduction in the environmental impact potential, thereby demonstrating the overall benefits of using a battery driven propulsion, with a decrease of the GWP by 35.7%, the AP by 77.6%, the EP by 87.8% and the POCP by 77.2%. A series of sensitivity analyses, however, has delivered the important message that the integration of batteries with marine transportation means may not always be the best solution. The types of energy sources used for electricity generation will be a key factor in determining whether the battery technology can ultimately contribute to cleaner shipping or not. By casting doubts on the benefits of battery propulsion, this paper is believed to offer a meaningful insight into developing a proper road map for electrifying ship propulsion toward zero emission of shipping.

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“…Table 3 shows a summary of the impact factors identified, the classification in which they were included, the references, and the total number of times they were found in the articles. 190,191,193,196,[199][200][201][202]214,216] -175,177,179,180,183,185,186,188-193,195,196,198-200, 202,204,206,207 Operation and maintenance time [17,19,37,44,51,52,56,64,69,70,76,77,90,98,104,106,116,118,127,130,131,136,145,148,154,165,166,173,175,186,193,195,196 Azimuth and angle of incidence are the angles formed between the projection of the sun's rays and the earth's surface, and vary according to the movement of the sun. These angles should serve as a reference in the assembly and installation of the PV panels, to maximiz...…”

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“…Finally, Wang et al [44] show how energy efficiencies affect the total cost of the system over its useful lifetime, and report that high energy efficiency has a high level of cost savings. In their research, the payback period is around 3 years when efficiency is 90%, and increases to 4 and 5 years when efficiency drops to 80% and 70%, respectively.…”

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Identification and Analysis of Impact Factors on the Economic Feasibility of Photovoltaic Energy Investments

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The introduction of environmental impact targets around the world has highlighted the need to adopt alternative sources of energy, which can supply the demand and mitigate the damage caused to the environment. Solar energy is one of the main sources of alternative energy, and is considered an abundant source of clean energy. However, to facilitate and encourage investors interested in the installation of photovoltaic energy systems for electricity production, it is essential to evaluate the factors that impact the economic viability of the projects. Therefore, the objective of this research is to present a systematic analytical framework, in order to identify and analyze the main factors that impact the financial feasibility of projects for the installation of photovoltaic energy plants. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was carried out, analyzing the main studies related to the topic and identifying the main factors that may financially affect investments in photovoltaic energy systems. From this review, 29 influencing factors were identified and separated into five categories, namely, location, economic, political, climatic and environmental, and technical factors. The main factors highlighted are the investment cost, power generation, operation and maintenance costs, solar radiation, lifetime, energy tariff, efficiency, electricity consumption, and interest and taxes. The results may assist policy makers, investors, researchers, and other stakeholders to identify the key factors that are being examined in the literature, and to evaluate which ones should be considered in their study to ensure the sustainable development of power generation through the solar source.

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Life cycle and economic assessment of a solar panel array applied to a short route ferry

Cited by 62 publications

References 36 publications

Selection of the Most Sustainable Renewable Energy System for Bozcaada Island: Wind vs. Photovoltaic

Selection of the Most Sustainable Renewable Energy System for Bozcaada Island: Wind vs. Photovoltaic

Evaluation of the Lifecycle Environmental Benefits of Full Battery Powered Ships: Comparative Analysis of Marine Diesel and Electricity

Identification and Analysis of Impact Factors on the Economic Feasibility of Photovoltaic Energy Investments

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