Evaluating the life cycle CO2 emissions and costs of thermoelectric generators for passenger automobiles: A scenario analysis

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 126, Issue , 2016, Pages 607-619

  Kishita, Yusuke ^a,b   Ohishi, Yuji ^a   Uwasu, Michinori ^a   Kuroda, Masashi ^a   Takeda, Hiroyuki ^a   Hara, Keishiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Automobile; CO2 emission; Energy harvesting; Life cycle scenario; Scenario analysis; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE; THERMOELECTRICITY; TRANSPORTATION; WASTE HEAT;

DRIVING PATTERN; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; LOW-CARBON SOCIETIES; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SCENARIO PLANNING; TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; THERMOELECTRIC FIGURE OF MERIT; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84977979444     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.121     Document Type: Article

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