Integrating life cycle assessment and emergy synthesis for the evaluation of a dry steam geothermal power plant in Italy

Elvira Buonocore, Laura Vanoli, Alberto Carotenuto and Sergio Ulgiati

Energy, 2015, vol. 86, issue C, 476-487

Abstract: Greenhouse gas emissions, climate change and the rising energy demand are currently seen as most crucial environmental concerns. With the exploration of renewable energy sources to meet the challenges of energy security and climate change, geothermal energy is expected to play an important role.

Keywords: Geothermal energy; Life cycle assessment; Emergy accounting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.04.048

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