Life cycle energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions from large scale energy storage systems

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 13-14, 2004, Pages 2153-2172

  Denholm, Paul ^a   Kulcinski, Gerald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressed air; Energy storage; Flow batteries; Greenhouse gases; Life cycle assessment; Pumped hydro

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSED AIR; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYTES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PUMPED STORAGE POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FLOW BATTERIES; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PUMPED HYDRO;

ENERGY STORAGE;

EID: 1642284388     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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