Designing renewable energy systems : a life cycle assessment approach / Leda Gerber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerber, Léda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heat recovery.

Hydrogen as fuel--Technological innovations.

Renewable energy sources--Technological innovations.

Renewable energy sources.

Local Subjects:

Heat recovery.

Hydrogen as fuel--Technological innovations.

Renewable energy sources--Technological innovations.

Renewable energy sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lausanne, Switzerland : EPFL Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>The book discusses a multi-objective optimization approach in LCA that allows the flexible construction of comprehensive Pareto fronts to help understand the weightings and relative importance of its elements. The methodology is applied to the pertinent topics of thermochemical wood conversion, deep geothermal energy, and regional energy planning.</P>

Contents:

Cover; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The LCA approach; Chapter 3: Application to thermochemical wood conversion; Chapter 4: Application to enhanced geothermal systems; Chapter 5: Application to urban systems; Chapter 6: Conclusions; Appendix A: ecoinvent® equivalences; Appendix B: Configurations for thermochemical wood conversion; Appendix C: Configurations for EGS; Appendix D: Simplified models for urban systems; Appendix E: Configurations for urban systems; Bibliography; Nomenclature

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209).

ISBN:

0-429-16052-6

1-4987-1128-6

9780429160523

OCLC:

903946678