Life cycle assessment of a parabolic trough concentrating solar power plant and the impacts of key design alternatives

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2457-2464

  Burkhardt III, John J ^a   Heath, Garvin A ^a   Turchi, Craig S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY EXPANSION; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PLANT; CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; DESIGN ALTERNATIVES; ENERGY PAY BACK TIME; GHG EMISSION; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; NITRATE SALTS; PARABOLIC TROUGH; POWER SECTOR; REFERENCE DESIGNS; SUSTAINABILITY METRICS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER SCARCITY;

DESIGN; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT STORAGE; NITRATES; RATING; SALTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; STREAM FLOW; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER SUPPLY;

LIFE CYCLE;

NITRATE; WATER;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABILITY; THERMAL POWER; WATER STRESS;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMAND; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY PAYBACK TIME; FLUID INTAKE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; SOLAR ENERGY;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953906718     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1033266     Document Type: Article

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