Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Energy Systems

Ciacci, Luca; Passarini, Fabrizio

doi:10.3390/en13225892

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“…The selection is due to two main reasons. First, aligning to recent findings, 30 CChl turned out to be the more contributing category to the single score. Second, the contribution analysis performed for all the impact categories (Figure 2) showed very similar outcomes for all the categories with the exception of the FEu.…”

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Life cycle assessment of the LimoFish process for the full valorization of anchovy fillet leftovers

Arfelli,

Pizzone,

Cespi

et al. 2022

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AnchoisFert and AnchoiOil are a new organic fertilizer and a new whole fish oil obtained via the circular economy “LimoFish” process based on extraction of the oil from anchovy fillet leftovers with agro-solvent limonene followed by mild drying of the solid residue. We apply the Life Cycle Assessment methodology to evaluate the environmental burdens associated to production of AnchoisFert and AnchoisOil via the aforementioned process at laboratory and industrial scale. Furthermore, we compare the environmental sustainability of AnchoiFert production with conversion of the solid residue into biomethane to produce electricity. The study fills a gap in the literature concerning the environmental soundness of this new circular economy process. Its outcomes will be instrumental to inform its broad evaluation en route to scale-up and industrialization.

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Life cycle assessment of the LimoFish process for the full valorization of anchovy fillet leftovers

Arfelli,

Pizzone,

Cespi

et al. 2022

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“…Among energy-related LCA studies, global warming potential (GWP) is the most common and frequently assessed impact category. Acidification potential (AP), eutrophication potential (EP), cumulative energy demand (CED), resource consumption, and toxicity effects are also often considered [32]. There are many commercially available LCIA analysis methods included in LCA software, such as ReCiPe, CML, TRACI, EDIP, IMPACT 2002+, which is chosen by the researcher depending on the requirements and specifications of the study.…”

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Life Cycle Assessment of Sensible, Latent and Thermochemical Thermal Energy Storage Systems for Climate Change Mitigation – A Systematic Review

2022

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Renewable energy sources coupled with thermal energy storage (TES) systems offer a better hope in mitigating climate change. But, in order to integrate TES systems into the grid, it is important to understand their environmental performances. Life cycle assessment (LCA) serves as a leading methodological tool for environmental decision-making processes that allows one to identify the critical areas of improvement in a product life cycle, and hence can be used effectively in climate change mitigation strategies. Due to the scarcity of review articles that provide useful information on the LCAs of TES systems, a total of 23 papers were reviewed in this study. These were reviewed under three categories: sensible heat storage (SHS) systems, latent heat storage (LHS) systems, and thermochemical heat storage (THS) systems. Further, the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions arising from TES systems were evaluated, giving special attention on the global warming potential impact category. The production stage was found to be the major contributor to GWP in all three TES systems. Following this review study, it can be concluded that the environmental performance can be greatly enhanced through TES systems, due to significant reductions in GHG emissions.

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“…The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method is the internationally recognized quantitative method to address this need. It is considered the most reliable way to evaluate energy systems with complex components, such as DHCN [4,5]. To this end, the French environmental regulation "Réglementation Environnementale (RE) 2020" has set the LCA as a mandatory step for new buildings in France to integrate other relevant metrics, including energy use [6].…”

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Life Cycle Assessment of District Heating Infrastructures: A Comparison of Pipe Typologies in France

Vauchez,

Famiglietti,

Autelitano

et al. 2023

Energies

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Identifying decarbonization strategies at the district level is increasingly necessary to align the development of urban projects with European climate neutrality objectives. It is well known that district heating and cooling networks are an attractive energy system solution because they permit the integration of renewable energies and local excess of hot or cold sources. The detailed design and optimization of network infrastructures are essential to achieve the full potential of this energy system. The authors conducted an attributional life cycle assessment to compare the environmental profile of five distribution network infrastructures (i.e., pipes, heat carrier fluid, trenches, heat exchangers, valves, and water pumps) based on a study case in Marseille, France. The work aims to put into perspective the environmental profile of subsystems comprising a district heating infrastructure, and compare pipe typologies that can be used to guide decision-making in eco-design processing. Rigid and flexible piping systems were compared separately. The results show that the main impact source is the pipe subsystem, followed by the trench works for most impact categories. The authors underlined the importance of pipe typology choice, which can reduce emissions by up to 80% and 77% for rigid and flexible systems, respectively.

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Energy Systems

Abstract: The transition towards renewable energy sources and “green” technologies for energy generation and storage is expected to mitigate the climate emergency in the coming years [...]

Cited by 27 publications

References 15 publications

Life cycle assessment of the LimoFish process for the full valorization of anchovy fillet leftovers

Life cycle assessment of the LimoFish process for the full valorization of anchovy fillet leftovers

Life Cycle Assessment of Sensible, Latent and Thermochemical Thermal Energy Storage Systems for Climate Change Mitigation – A Systematic Review

Life Cycle Assessment of District Heating Infrastructures: A Comparison of Pipe Typologies in France

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