Green Energy: A Sustainable Future looks at life cycle assessment theory, practice, and methodologies applied in renewable energy power plants. The state-of-the-art life cycle assessment methodologies applied in power generation units are discussed following LCA analysis and key findings from energy production processes. Providing fundamental knowledge of how to measure sustainability metrics using life cycle assessment in renewable power plants, this title outlines state-of-the-art research about LCA methodologies related to low-carbon energy systems, their outcome, and how to relate the sustainable power concept with a circular economy. With theoretical concepts of LCA applied in low-carbon power generation systems, outlining environmental impacts based on comprehensive examples and case studies in solar PV, solar thermal, hydropower plants and micro-grids, this book is of great interest to engineers, policy makers, researchers and academics in the area of electric power engineering.
1. Chapter One. Introduction to green and sustainable energy - p. 1 2. Chapter Two. State-of-the-art life cycle assessment methodologies applied in renewable energy systems - p. 7 3. Chapter Three. Environmental impacts of solar-PV and solar-thermal plants - p. 47 4. Chapter Four. Environmental impacts of hydropower plants - p. 73 5. Chapter Five. Environmental impact assessment of renewable power plants in the US - p. 103 6. Chapter Six. Comparative environmental impact assessment of solar-PV, wind, biomass, and hydropower plants - p. 135 7. Chapter Seven. Advanced energy-sharing framework for robust control and optimal economic operation of an islanded microgrid system - p. 161 8. Chapter Eight. Environmental impact assessment and techno-economic analysis of a hybrid microgrid system - p. 179 9. Chapter Nine. Future directions towards green and sustainable energy - p. 205 10. Appendix A. List of acronyms - p. 209 11. Appendix B. List of symbols - p. 213 12. References - p. 215 13. Index - p. 231
Green Energy: A Sustainable Future looks at life cycle assessment theory, practice, and methodologies applied in renewable energy power plants. The state-of-the-art life cycle assessment methodologies applied in power generation units are discussed following LCA analysis and key findings from energy production processes. Providing fundamental knowledge of how to measure sustainability metrics using life cycle assessment in renewable power plants, this title outlines state-of-the-art research about LCA methodologies related to low-carbon energy systems, their outcome, and how to relate the sustainable power concept with a circular economy. With theoretical concepts of LCA applied in low-carbon power generation systems, outlining environmental impacts based on comprehensive examples and case studies in solar PV, solar thermal, hydropower plants and micro-grids, this book is of great interest to engineers, policy makers, researchers and academics in the area of electric power engineering.
1. Chapter One. Introduction to green and sustainable energy - p. 1 2. Chapter Two. State-of-the-art life cycle assessment methodologies applied in renewable energy systems - p. 7 3. Chapter Three. Environmental impacts of solar-PV and solar-thermal plants - p. 47 4. Chapter Four. Environmental impacts of hydropower plants - p. 73 5. Chapter Five. Environmental impact assessment of renewable power plants in the US - p. 103 6. Chapter Six. Comparative environmental impact assessment of solar-PV, wind, biomass, and hydropower plants - p. 135 7. Chapter Seven. Advanced energy-sharing framework for robust control and optimal economic operation of an islanded microgrid system - p. 161 8. Chapter Eight. Environmental impact assessment and techno-economic analysis of a hybrid microgrid system - p. 179 9. Chapter Nine. Future directions towards green and sustainable energy - p. 205 10. Appendix A. List of acronyms - p. 209 11. Appendix B. List of symbols - p. 213 12. References - p. 215 13. Index - p. 231
