Life cycle assessment of a multi-megawatt wind turbine

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 667-673

  Martinez E ^a   Sanz, F ^b   Pellegrini, S ^a   Jimenez E ^b   Blanco, J ^b  

^a Grupo de Eolicas Riojanas   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eco Indicators 99; LCA; Wind power; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; LIFE CYCLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STRIPPING (DYES); TROPICAL ENGINEERING; TURBINES; WASTE TREATMENT; WIND TURBINES;

ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGIES; ECO-INDICATORS 99; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ORGANIZATIONS; KEY COMPONENTS; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; START-UP; SWITZERLAND; WASTE MATERIALS; WIND FARMS; WORKING LIVES;

WIND POWER;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GENEVA [SWITZERLAND]; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 54149103457     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.05.020     Document Type: Article

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