Life cycle assessment of two different 2 MW class wind turbines

Renewable Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-44

  Guezuraga, Begoña ^a   Zauner, Rudolf ^a   Pölz, Werner ^b  

^a Verbund Osterreichische Elektrizitatswirtschafts AG   (Austria)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

Author keywords

CO2; Energy payback time; LCA; Life cycle assessment; Turbine materials; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CUMULATIVE ENERGY; DENMARK; ENERGY PAYBACK TIME; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; GERMANY; GLOBAL EMISSIONS; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE PERIOD; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES; MATERIAL USAGE; NO EMISSIONS; NON-RENEWABLE; OPERATION PERFORMANCE; RECYCLING OF MATERIALS; SIMULATION SOFTWARE; SOURCES OF ENERGY; TOTAL LIFE; WIND ENERGY PLANTS; WIND TECHNOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; GLOBAL WARMING; MANUFACTURE; RATING; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOFTWARE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

CHINA; DENMARK; GERMANY;

EID: 79961128080     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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