Life cycle assessment of a solar thermal collector: sensitivity analysis, energy and environmental balances

Fulvio Ardente, Giorgio Beccali, Maurizio Cellura and Valerio Lo Brano

Renewable Energy, 2005, vol. 30, issue 2, 109-130

Abstract: Starting from the results of a life cycle assessment of solar thermal collector for sanitary warm water, an energy balance between the employed energy during the collector life cycle and the energy saved thanks to the collector use has been investigated. A sensitivity analysis for estimating the effects of the chosen methods and data on the outcome of the study was carried out. Uncertainties due to the eco-profile of input materials and the initial assumptions have been analysed.

Keywords: Life cycle assessment (LCA); Solar thermal collector; Energy payback time; Sensitivity analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2004.05.006

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