Life cycle assessment of a solar thermal collector Export

@article{citeulike:927726, 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.The energy and the environmental performances of one of the most common renewable technologies have been studied: the solar thermal collector for sanitary warm water demand. A life cycle assessment (LCA) has been performed following the international standards of series ISO 14040. The aim is to trace the product's eco-profile that synthesises the main energy and environmental impacts related to the whole product's life cycle. The following phases have been investigated: production and deliver of energy and raw materials, production process, installation, maintenance, disposal and transports occurring during each step. The analysis is carried out on the basis of data directly collected in an Italian factory.}, author = {Ardente, Fulvio and Beccali, Giorgio and Cellura, Maurizio and Lo Brano, Valerio}, citeulike-article-id = {927726}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2004.09.009}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V4S-4DVVYVG-2/2/a7af40ba5887286ee44a8c9730db144b}, comment = {for the PV project}, doi = {10.1016/j.renene.2004.09.009}, journal = {Renewable Energy}, keywords = {cycle, life, solar, thermal}, month = {June}, number = {7}, pages = {1031--1054}, posted-at = {2006-11-03 17:38:03}, priority = {2}, title = {Life cycle assessment of a solar thermal collector}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2004.09.009}, volume = {30}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:927726 L3 - citeulike-article-id:927726 N2 - 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.The energy and the environmental performances of one of the most common renewable technologies have been studied: the solar thermal collector for sanitary warm water demand. A life cycle assessment (LCA) has been performed following the international standards of series ISO 14040. The aim is to trace the product's eco-profile that synthesises the main energy and environmental impacts related to the whole product's life cycle. The following phases have been investigated: production and deliver of energy and raw materials, production process, installation, maintenance, disposal and transports occurring during each step. The analysis is carried out on the basis of data directly collected in an Italian factory. IS - 7 JF - Renewable Energy EP - 1054 TI - Life cycle assessment of a solar thermal collector VL - 30 SP - 1031 KW - cycle KW - life KW - solar KW - thermal N1 - for the PV project AU - Ardente, Fulvio AU - Beccali, Giorgio AU - Cellura, Maurizio AU - Lo Brano, Valerio PY - 2005/06// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2004.09.009 ER -