Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Energy Systems

The transition towards renewable energy sources and “green” technologies for energy generation and storage is expected to mitigate the climate emergency in the coming years. However, in many cases, this progress has been hampered by our dependency on critical materials or other resources that are of...

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description The transition towards renewable energy sources and “green” technologies for energy generation and storage is expected to mitigate the climate emergency in the coming years. However, in many cases, this progress has been hampered by our dependency on critical materials or other resources that are often processed at high environmental burdens. Yet, many studies have shown that environmental and energy issues are strictly interconnected and require a comprehensive understanding of resource management strategies and their implications. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is among the most inclusive analytical techniques to analyze sustainability benefits and trade-offs within complex systems and, in this Special Issue, it is applied to assess the mutual influences of environmental and energy dimensions. The selection of original articles, reviews, and case studies addressed covers some of the main driving applications for energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions, including power generation, bioenergy, biorefinery, building, and transportation. An insightful perspective on the current topics and technologies, and emerging research needs, is provided. Alone or in combination with integrative methodologies, LCA can be of pivotal importance and constitute the scientific foundation on which a full system understanding can be reached.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-685422024-03-27T16:34:31Z Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Energy Systems Passarini, Fabrizio Ciacci, Luca life cycle assessment harmonization photovoltaic perovskite solar cell manufacturing process environmental impact greenhouse gas gasification swine manure management ground-source heat pumps space conditioning environmental sustainability life cycle assessment (LCA) phase-change material (PCM) CED Eco-indicator 99 IPCC LCA photovoltaics panels recycling landfill embodied energy embodied carbon life-cycle embodied performance metropolitan area in-city transport energy intensity well to wheel material structure photovoltaics waste management EROI net energy energy scenario energy transition electricity grid mix storage decarbonization biofuel policy GHG mitigation energy security indirect land use change carbon dioxide capture activated carbon environmental impacts Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Material Flow Analysis (MFA) Criticality traction batteries forecast supply exergy sustainability review bioenergy geographic information system (GIS) harvesting residues energy metrics PHAs bio-based polymers biodegradable plastics pyrolysis volatile fatty acids phase change materials PCM thermal energy storage Storage LCA Tool Speicher LCA n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general The transition towards renewable energy sources and “green” technologies for energy generation and storage is expected to mitigate the climate emergency in the coming years. However, in many cases, this progress has been hampered by our dependency on critical materials or other resources that are often processed at high environmental burdens. Yet, many studies have shown that environmental and energy issues are strictly interconnected and require a comprehensive understanding of resource management strategies and their implications. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is among the most inclusive analytical techniques to analyze sustainability benefits and trade-offs within complex systems and, in this Special Issue, it is applied to assess the mutual influences of environmental and energy dimensions. The selection of original articles, reviews, and case studies addressed covers some of the main driving applications for energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions, including power generation, bioenergy, biorefinery, building, and transportation. An insightful perspective on the current topics and technologies, and emerging research needs, is provided. Alone or in combination with integrative methodologies, LCA can be of pivotal importance and constitute the scientific foundation on which a full system understanding can be reached. 2021-05-01T15:12:17Z 2021-05-01T15:12:17Z 2021 book ONIX_20210501_9783036500805_288 9783036500805 9783036500812 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/68542 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3563 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3563 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-0081-2 10.3390/books978-3-0365-0081-2 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036500805 9783036500812 322 Basel, Switzerland open access
spellingShingle life cycle assessment
harmonization
photovoltaic
perovskite solar cell
manufacturing process
environmental impact
greenhouse gas
gasification
swine manure management
ground-source heat pumps
space conditioning
environmental sustainability
life cycle assessment (LCA)
phase-change material (PCM)
CED
Eco-indicator 99
IPCC
LCA
photovoltaics panels
recycling
landfill
embodied energy
embodied carbon
life-cycle embodied performance
metropolitan area
in-city
transport energy intensity
well to wheel
material structure
photovoltaics
waste management
EROI
net energy
energy scenario
energy transition
electricity
grid mix
storage
decarbonization
biofuel policy
GHG mitigation
energy security
indirect land use change
carbon dioxide capture
activated carbon
environmental impacts
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Material Flow Analysis (MFA)
Criticality
traction batteries
forecast
supply
exergy
sustainability
review
bioenergy
geographic information system (GIS)
harvesting residues
energy metrics
PHAs
bio-based polymers
biodegradable plastics
pyrolysis
volatile fatty acids
phase change materials
PCM
thermal energy storage
Storage LCA Tool
Speicher LCA
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Energy Systems
title Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Energy Systems
title_full Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Energy Systems
title_fullStr Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Energy Systems
title_full_unstemmed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Energy Systems
title_short Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Energy Systems
title_sort life cycle assessment lca of environmental and energy systems
topic life cycle assessment
harmonization
photovoltaic
perovskite solar cell
manufacturing process
environmental impact
greenhouse gas
gasification
swine manure management
ground-source heat pumps
space conditioning
environmental sustainability
life cycle assessment (LCA)
phase-change material (PCM)
CED
Eco-indicator 99
IPCC
LCA
photovoltaics panels
recycling
landfill
embodied energy
embodied carbon
life-cycle embodied performance
metropolitan area
in-city
transport energy intensity
well to wheel
material structure
photovoltaics
waste management
EROI
net energy
energy scenario
energy transition
electricity
grid mix
storage
decarbonization
biofuel policy
GHG mitigation
energy security
indirect land use change
carbon dioxide capture
activated carbon
environmental impacts
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Material Flow Analysis (MFA)
Criticality
traction batteries
forecast
supply
exergy
sustainability
review
bioenergy
geographic information system (GIS)
harvesting residues
energy metrics
PHAs
bio-based polymers
biodegradable plastics
pyrolysis
volatile fatty acids
phase change materials
PCM
thermal energy storage
Storage LCA Tool
Speicher LCA
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
topic_facet life cycle assessment
harmonization
photovoltaic
perovskite solar cell
manufacturing process
environmental impact
greenhouse gas
gasification
swine manure management
ground-source heat pumps
space conditioning
environmental sustainability
life cycle assessment (LCA)
phase-change material (PCM)
CED
Eco-indicator 99
IPCC
LCA
photovoltaics panels
recycling
landfill
embodied energy
embodied carbon
life-cycle embodied performance
metropolitan area
in-city
transport energy intensity
well to wheel
material structure
photovoltaics
waste management
EROI
net energy
energy scenario
energy transition
electricity
grid mix
storage
decarbonization
biofuel policy
GHG mitigation
energy security
indirect land use change
carbon dioxide capture
activated carbon
environmental impacts
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Material Flow Analysis (MFA)
Criticality
traction batteries
forecast
supply
exergy
sustainability
review
bioenergy
geographic information system (GIS)
harvesting residues
energy metrics
PHAs
bio-based polymers
biodegradable plastics
pyrolysis
volatile fatty acids
phase change materials
PCM
thermal energy storage
Storage LCA Tool
Speicher LCA
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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