Life cycle assessment: A case study of two wind turbines used in Mexico

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 1210-1216

  Vargas, A V ^a   Zenon E ^b   Oswald, U ^c   Islas, J M ^b   Guereca L P ^a   Manzini, F L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Greenhouse gases; Life cycle assessment; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GASES; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCT DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TURBINE COMPONENTS; WIND TURBINES;

DECISION MAKERS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; FABRICATION MATERIALS; FINAL DISPOSALS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCT DESIGNS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85027917873     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.10.056     Document Type: Article

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