A review of the use of exergy to evaluate the sustainability of fossil fuels and non-fuel mineral depletion

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 76, Issue , 2017, Pages 202-211

  Whiting, Kai ^a   Carmona, Luis Gabriel ^a   Sousa, Tânia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Cumulative exergy consumption; Exergy replacement cost; Life cycle exergy assessment; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUELS; LIFE CYCLE; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIO-ENERGY; CUMULATIVE EXERGY CONSUMPTION; EXERGY ASSESSMENT; EXERGY REPLACEMENT COST; FUEL MINERALS; FUTURE GENERATIONS; IT FOCUS; LIFE CYCLE EXERGY ASSESSMENT; REPLACEMENT COSTS; RESOURCE DEPLETION;

EXERGY;

EID: 85015428946     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.03.059     Document Type: Review

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