Life Cycle Assessment of a Wind Farm

2012 ◽  
pp. 85-92
Author(s):  
Hermann-Josef Wagner ◽  
Jyotirmay Mathur
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Wind Farm

Site‐specific life cycle assessment of a pilot floating offshore wind farm based on suppliers’ data and geo‐located wind data

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 248-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baptiste Poujol ◽  
Anne Prieur‐Vernat ◽  
Jean Dubranna ◽  
Romain Besseau ◽  
Isabelle Blanc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Wind Data ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm ◽  
Site Specific

Energy performances and life cycle assessment of an Italian wind farm

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 200-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fulvio Ardente ◽  
Marco Beccali ◽  
Maurizio Cellura ◽  
Valerio Lo Brano
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Wind Farm

Life Cycle Assessment of Modern Wind Power Plants

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannes M. Hapke ◽  
Karl R. Haapala ◽  
Zhaohui Wu ◽  
Ted K. A. Brekken
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Wind Power Plants

Power generation for the existing electrical grid is largely based on the combustion of fossil fuels. Global concerns have been raised regarding the environmental sustainability of the system due to life cycle impacts, including land losses from fuel extraction and impacts of combustion emissions. An approach to reduce carbon emissions of fossil fuel-based energy employs the conversion of wind energy to electrical energy. The work presented describes modern wind power plants and provides an environmental assessment of a representative wind park from a life cycle perspective. The empirical analysis uses commercially available data, as well as information from an existing wind power plant. The life cycle assessment (LCA) study for a modern wind farm in the northwestern U.S. found that environmental benefits of avoiding typical electricity production greatly outweigh the impacts due to wind turbine construction and maintenance. Effects of component reliability, varying capacity factors, and energy portfolio are explored.

Carbon Emission Accounting for Wind Farm based on Life Cycle Assessment

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
戢时雨 JI Shiyu ◽  
高超 GAO Chao ◽  
陈彬 CHEN Bin ◽  
李胜男 LI Shengnan
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Wind Farm

scholarly journals Evaluating the Environmental Impacts and Energy Performance of a Wind Farm System Utilizing the Life-Cycle Assessment Method: A Practical Case Study

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 3263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed R. Gomaa ◽  
Hegazy Rezk ◽  
Ramadan J. Mustafa ◽  
Mujahed Al-Dhaifallah
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Energy Payback

The ever-increasing popularity of finding alternative forms of renewable energy has seen an increased interest and utilization of wind energy. The objective of this research therefore, is to evaluate the environmental impacts and energy performance of wind farms. This study was operationalized in Jordan using a life-cycle assessment (LCA) method. The environmental impact is evaluated through lifecycle emissions that include all emissions during various phases of the project. The energy performance is illustrated by the energy indicators. The latter is the energy payback ratio (EPR) and the energy payback time (EPT). This study was conducted on a 38 Vestas V112 3-MW wind turbine located in the southern region of Tafilah in Jordan that is host to the country’s first wind farm. SimaPro 7.1 software was used as the modeling platform. Data for this study were collated from various sources, including, manufacturers, the wind turbine farm, and local subcontractors. A software database was used for the modeling process, and the data obtained modeled in accordance with ISO 14040 standards. The findings of this study indicate that the impacts of the transportation and installation phases were moderate, with the largest negative environmental impact deriving from the manufacturing phase. To remedy some of the negative impacts in these phases, green cement was used for the turbine foundation to limit the environmental impacts to be had during the installation phase, while the transportation phase saw the utilization of locally-manufactured turbines. Furthermore, an evaluation of the study’s results revealed that the energy payback period of the wind farm is approximately 0.69 year (8 months), while the payback ratio is 29, and the annual CO2 saving estimated to be at 2.23 × 108 kg, 3.02 × 108 kg, 3.10 × 108 kg for an annual generated power of 371, 501, and 515 GWh/year.

scholarly journals Life Cycle Assessment of the wind farm alpha ventus

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 01012
Author(s):  
H.-J. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Wind Farm

Life cycle assessment of the offshore wind farm alpha ventus

Energy ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 2459-2464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermann-Josef Wagner ◽  
Christoph Baack ◽  
Timo Eickelkamp ◽  
Alexa Epe ◽  
Jessica Lohmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Farm
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