Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions, water and land use for concentrated solar power plants with different energy backup systems

Energy Policy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 935-950

  Klein, Sharon J W ^a   Rubin, Edward S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar power; Environmental life cycle assessment; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE GHG EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORS;

COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT STORAGE; LAND USE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; THERMAL ENERGY; WATER SUPPLY;

LIFE CYCLE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EMISSION; ENERGY RESOURCE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER; WATER USE;

EID: 84887202789     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.057     Document Type: Article

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