Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle cost (LCC) analysis model for a stand-alone hybrid renewable energy system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 95, Issue , 2016, Pages 337-355

  Petrillo, Antonella ^a   De Felice, Fabio ^b   Jannelli, Elio ^a   Autorino, Claudio ^a   Minutillo, Mariagiovanna ^a   Lavadera, Antonio Lubrano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

AHP; LCA; LCC; MCDA; Renewable energy systems

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; BASE STATIONS; COMPRESSED AIR; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY STORAGE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HYBRID RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MCDA; PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT;

LIFE CYCLE;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; COMPRESSED AIR; COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY RESOURCE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84963831808     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.04.027     Document Type: Article

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