Life cycle assessment of a solar thermal collector

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

Renewable Energy, 2005, vol. 30, issue 7, 1031-1054

Abstract: The renewable energy sources are often presented as ‘clean’ sources, not considering the environmental impacts related to their manufacture. The production of the renewable plants, like every production process, entails a consumption of energy and raw materials as well as the release of pollutants. Furthermore, the impacts related to some life cycle phases (as maintenance or installation) are sometimes neglected or not adequately investigated.

Keywords: Life cycle assessment (LCA); Renewable energy; Solar thermal collector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2004.09.009

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