Water footprinting of electricity generated by combined cycle gas turbines using different cooling technologies: A practitioner's experience

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 201-208

  Mertens, Jan ^a   Prieur Vernat, Anne ^b   Corbisier, Dominique ^a   Favrot, Elsa ^c   Boon, Gustaaf ^d  

^a LABORELEC   (Belgium)

^b GDF SUEZ   (France)

^c Electrabel Corporate Nuclear Safety Department   (Belgium)

^d Research and Innovation Division   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Energy; Life cycle assessment; Water footprinting

Indexed keywords

COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS TURBINES; GLOBAL WARMING; WATER RESOURCES;

COMBINED CYCLE GAS TURBINE; COOLING TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION; FOOTPRINTING; INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85027934257     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.046     Document Type: Article

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