Energy performances and life cycle assessment of an Italian wind farm

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 200-217

  Ardente, Fulvio ^a   Beccali, Marco ^a   Cellura, Maurizio ^a   Lo Brano, Valerio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment (LCA); Wind farm

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); WIND FARMS;

WIND POWER;

EID: 34948872582     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2006.05.013     Document Type: Review

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