Energy and carbon audit of an offshore wave energy converter

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 221, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1119-1130

  Parker, R P M ^a   Harrison, Gareth P ^a   Chick, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Energy intensity; Life cycle analysis; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; WAVE POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ENERGY INTENSITY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OFFSHORE WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE POWER; WIND TURBINES;

EID: 38549181167     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE483     Document Type: Article

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