Emissions from cycling of thermal power plants in electricity systems with high penetration of wind power: Life cycle assessment for Ireland

Applied Energy

Volumn 131, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Turconi, R ^a   O'Dwyer, C ^b   Flynn, D ^b   Astrup, T ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Emission factors; Energy modeling; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Power plant cycling; Renewable energy system; Wind power

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WIND POWER;

COAL BASED POWER PLANTS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; EMISSION FACTORS; ENERGY MODEL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; STEADY-STATE OPERATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

CLEANER PRODUCTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL POWER; WIND POWER;

IRELAND;

EID: 84903511173     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.06.006     Document Type: Article

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