Life cycle assessment of an onshore wind farm located at the northeastern coast of Brazil

Renewable Energy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 60-70

  Oebels, Kerstin B ^a   Pacca, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Life cycle assessment; Renewable energy; Sustainability; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; GREEN ELECTRICITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE EMISSIONS; LOW EMISSION; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MW WIND TURBINE; ONSHORE WINDS; OPERATION PHASIS; PRODUCTION SITES; PRODUCTION STAGE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; STEEL TOWERS; WIND FARM; WIND POWER PROJECTS;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COASTAL ZONE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; WIND POWER;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84870684075     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.026     Document Type: Article

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