Environmental impacts of Lithium Metal Polymer and Lithium-ion stationary batteries

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 78, Issue , 2017, Pages 46-60

  Vandepaer, Laurent ^a   Cloutier, Julie ^b   Amor, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrical energy storage; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Lithium ion (Li ion); Solid state, Lithium Metal Polymer (LMP); Stationary battery

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; EUTROPHICATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; IONS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; MANUFACTURE; OZONE; OZONE LAYER;

CENTRALISED; ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGES; INSTALLED CAPACITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LITHIUM IONS; LITHIUM METALS; LITHIUM-ION; METAL POLYMERS; SOLID-STATE, LITHIUM METAL POLYMER; STATIONARY BATTERIES;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85018960845     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.057     Document Type: Review

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