Life Cycle Assessment of a ground-mounted 1778kWp photovoltaic plant and comparison with traditional energy production systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 930-943

  Desideri, Umberto ^a   Proietti, Stefania ^a   Zepparelli, Francesco ^a   Sdringola, Paolo ^a   Bini, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy production systems; Environmental impact; Life Cycle Assessment; Photovoltaic plant

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

A PLANTS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; ECO-INDICATOR 99; ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; END OF LIVES; ENERGY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; HOT-DIP GALVANIZING; INSTALLATION SITE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MANUFACTURING STAGES; MEDIUM VOLTAGE; NETWORK CONNECTION; NO EMISSIONS; OPERATIONAL PHASE; PAYBACK TIME; PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; SOIL PREPARATION; SUPPORT STRUCTURES;

LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GLOBAL WARMING; INSTALLATION; INVESTMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABILITY;

ITALY; PERUGIA; UMBRIA;

EID: 84862306155     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.01.055     Document Type: Article

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