Life-cycle Assessment Applied to Photovoltaic Energy: A Review

Aristizábal, Andrés Julián; Sierra, Didier; Hernandez, Jacquelynne

doi:10.9790/1676-1105010613

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“… [ 36 , 39 , 40 , 46 ] TELLURIUM a component of cadmium-tellurium thin-film solar cells. [ 35 , 36 , [47] , [48] , [49] ] Wind Turbines ALUMINUM Most of a wind turbine's components, especially the nacelle, where wind energy is converted to electricity, are made of aluminum. [ 29 , [50] , [51] , [52] , [53] ] RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS (neodymium) Rare-earth elements make some of the planet's strongest and most effective magnets, allowing wind turbines to use lighter, more compact generators.…”

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The potential of industry 4.0 for renewable energy and materials development – The case of multinational energy companies

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Pradhan,

Mbohwa

2023

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The potential of industry 4.0 for renewable energy and materials development – The case of multinational energy companies

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Pradhan,

Mbohwa

2023

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“…When this happens, a study of the impedances of the elements that caused the fault is required [28].…”

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Steady State Analysis Of The Power System Of A Building Incorporating A 6kw Photovoltaic System Interconnected To The Grid

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Aristizábal²

2016

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“…Matuszewska (2011) identified the configuration of geothermal systems using LCA. García-Valverde et al (2010), Laleman et al (2011), Desideri et al (2012), Frischknecht et al (2015), Schwartfeger & Miller (2015) and Aristizábal et al (2016) applied the LCA to study the environmental damages of photovoltaic systems. Brizmohun et al (2015) carried out the LCA study with the objective of identifying the environmental damage of power generation in Mauritius.…”

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Indirect GHG emissions in hydropower plants: a review focused on the uncertainty factors in LCA studies

Geller

Bailão

Tostes

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Desenvolv. Meio Ambiente

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Although Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is standardized, there is a wide range of approaches and discussions of the methodology evaluating of environmental impacts in different contexts in energy production. This review aims to present some findings, and highlight and discuss factors that influence the Life cycle Assessments (LCAs) of Hydropower Plants (HPPs) such as: indirect emissions; different stages of HPPs (construction, operation and decommissioning), the scale/productivity of HPPs; types of projects (reservoir and run-of-river), and land use. This study presents the comparison of different energy sources through the LCA and the comparison between several HPP with their different characteristics. Most of the results obtained by HPP LCAs indicate that the construction phase is the most influential phase for indirect emissions due to the use of steel and concrete. There is an important relationship between impact and production, since plants with higher productivity will have their impacts diluted during their lifetime. The comparison of the LCA results of HPPs with the LCA of other energy sources indicates that, for the category analyzed (Global Warming Potential- GWP), HPPs have a good environmental performance considering the emissions quantified. The object of this study is indirect emissions and not direct emissions, which are important, but require another approach. This review also indicates some uncertainties related to the LCA of the HPPs and the need to conduct future studies on the environmental impacts of UHEs. We also present suggestions that should contribute to improve the use of the LCA methodology.

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Life-cycle Assessment Applied to Photovoltaic Energy: A Review

Cited by 3 publications

References 18 publications

The potential of industry 4.0 for renewable energy and materials development – The case of multinational energy companies

The potential of industry 4.0 for renewable energy and materials development – The case of multinational energy companies

Steady State Analysis Of The Power System Of A Building Incorporating A 6kw Photovoltaic System Interconnected To The Grid

Indirect GHG emissions in hydropower plants: a review focused on the uncertainty factors in LCA studies

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