The importance of ships and spare parts in LCAs of offshore wind power

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2948-2956

  Arvesen, Anders ^a   Birkeland, Christine ^a   Hertwich, Edgar G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL CONSUMPTION RATES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY; OFF-SHORE WIND POWER; OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS; OFFSHORE OPERATIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL OZONE;

EUTROPHICATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MAINTENANCE; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

FRESH WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA SET; FUEL CONSUMPTION; INSTALLATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MAINTENANCE; MANUFACTURING; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; VESSEL; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMICAL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; WIND POWER;

ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SHIPS; WIND;

EID: 84875315764     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es304509r     Document Type: Article

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