Carbon footprint analysis of two different types of hydropower schemes: Comparing earth-rockfill dams and concrete gravity dams using hybrid life cycle assessment

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 854-862

  Zhang, Sherong ^a   Pang, Bohui ^a   Zhang, Zongliang ^b,c,d  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HydroChina Kunming Engineering Corporation   (China)

^c State Energy Hydropower Technology Research and Development Centre   (China)

^d Technol Res Centre of Hydraulic and Hydropower Earth Rockfill Dam Engineering of Yunnan Province   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Concrete gravity dam; Earth rockfill dam; Hybrid life cycle assessment; Hydropower scheme

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONCRETE DAMS; CONCRETES; DAMS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAVITY DAMS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; MAINTENANCE; MATERIALS HANDLING; ROCK MECHANICS;

CONCRETE GRAVITY DAMS; CONSTRUCTION METHOD; EARTH ROCK-FILL DAMS; ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE; FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS; HYDROPOWER SCHEME; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84930070956     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.06.053     Document Type: Article

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