A system of systems approach to energy sustainability assessment: Are all renewables really green?

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 194-206

  Hadian, Saeed ^a   Madani, Kaveh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Footprint; Indicator; Multi criteria assessment; Renewable energy; Sustainability; System of systems

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY SECURITY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); LAND USE; PROVEN RESERVES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; FOOTPRINT; MULTI-CRITERIA ASSESSMENT; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; NATURAL RESOURCE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

MISCANTHUS;

EID: 84920282225     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.11.029     Document Type: Article

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