Life cycle assessment of a solar thermal collector: Sensitivity analysis, energy and environmental balances

Renewable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-130

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy payback time; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Sensitivity analysis; Solar thermal collector

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE CYCLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ENERGY INDEXES; KYOTO PROTOCOL; SANITARY WARM WATER; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

ENERGY USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 4544325477     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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