Geomatics to Support the Environmental Impact Assessment in Renewable Energy Plants Installation

2014 ◽  
pp. 463-478
Author(s):  
Emanuela Caiaffa ◽  
Alessandro Marucci ◽  
Flavio Borfecchia ◽  
Maurizio Pollino
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Energy Plants ◽  
Renewable Energy Plants

scholarly journals Review on Ventilation Systems for Building Applications in Terms of Energy Efficiency and Environmental Impact Assessment

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Effrosyni Giama
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Ventilation Systems

Buildings are responsible for approximately 30–40% of energy consumption in Europe, and this is a fact. Along with this fact is also evident the existence of a defined and strict legislation framework regarding energy efficiency, decarbonization, sustainability, and renewable energy systems in building applications. Moreover, information and communication technologies, along with smart metering for efficient monitoring, has come to cooperate with a building’s systems (smart buildings) to aim for more advanced and efficient energy management. Furthermore, the well-being in buildings still remains a crucial issue, especially nowadays that health and air quality are top priority goals for occupants. Taking all the above into consideration, this paper aims to analyze ventilation technologies in relation to energy consumption and environmental impact assessment using the life cycle approach. Based on the review analysis of the existing ventilation technologies, the emphasis is given to parameters related to the efficient technical design of ventilation systems and their adequate maintenance under the defined guidelines and standards of mechanical ventilation operation. These criteria can be the answer to the complicated issue of energy efficiency along with indoor air quality targets. The ventilation systems are presented in cooperation with heating and cooling system operations and renewable energy system applications ensuring an energy upgrade and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Finally, the mechanical ventilation is examined in a non-residential building in Greece. The system is compared with the conventional construction typology of the building and in cooperation with PVs installation in terms of the environmental impact assessment and energy efficiency. The methodology implemented for the environmental evaluation is the Life Cycle Analysis supported by OpenLca software.

scholarly journals Resolving issues with environmental impact assessment of marine renewable energy installations

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilya M. D. Maclean ◽  
Richard Inger ◽  
David Benson ◽  
Cormac G. Booth ◽  
Clare B. Embling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Marine Renewable Energy

scholarly journals Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Renewable Energy from Biomass

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5619
Author(s):  
Jacopo Bacenetti
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Energy Analysis ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Energy Pathways

For a holistic evaluation of sustainability, the economic and environmental aspects should be considered jointly to avoid trade-offs between the two dimensions. In this manuscript, the themes addressed, and the approaches used in this Special Issue “Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Renewable Energy from Biomass” to investigate the sustainability are summarized. Different approaches such as Energy Analysis, Life Cycle Assessment, technical and economic evaluation of key processes are applied to different renewable energy pathways (biogas, wood biomass, by-product valorization, etc.). The different manuscripts accepted in this Special Issue increases our comprehension and understanding of the relation between economic and environmental performances of renewable energy from biomass.

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