Life-cycle analysis of flow-assisted nickel zinc-, manganese dioxide-, and valve-regulated lead-acid batteries designed for demand-charge reduction

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 478-494

  Spanos, Constantine ^a   Turney, Damon E ^b   Fthenakis, Vasilis ^a,c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative energy demand; Global warming potential; Lead acid; Life cycle analysis; Manganese dioxide; Nickel zinc

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CHARGING (BATTERIES); GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; MANGANESE OXIDE; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

CUMULATIVE ENERGY DEMANDS; CYCLE LIVES; DISCHARGE RATES; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LEAD ACID; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NICKEL-ZINC; NORMALISATION; VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACID BATTERIES; VALVE REGULATED LEAD ACIDS;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84912569753     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.072     Document Type: Review

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