Gas fired combined cycle plant in Singapore: Energy use, GWP and cost-a life cycle approach

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 13-14, 2005, Pages 2145-2157

  Kannan, R ^a   Leong, K C ^a   Osman, Ramli ^a   Ho, H K ^a   Tso, C P ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Combined cycle plant; Electricity; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Life cycle cost analysis (LCCA); Natural gas; Singapore

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GAS FIRED BOILERS; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS;

COMBINE CYCLE PLANT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS (LCCA); SINGAPORE;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 16344394426     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2004.10.021     Document Type: Article

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