Life cycle assessment of electricity generation in Mauritius

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 106, Issue , 2015, Pages 565-575

  Brizmohun, Ravina ^a,b   Ramjeawon, Toolseeram ^a   Azapagic, Adisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Environmental impacts; Life cycle assessment; Mauritius

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; LIFE CYCLE; OZONE LAYER; TOXICITY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MAURITIUS; PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84938153001     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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