Life-cycle assessment of wind energy

  1. Martínez Cámara, E. 1
  2. Jiménez Macías, E. 1
  3. Blanco Fernández, J. 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

Zeitschrift:
Green Energy and Technology

ISSN: 1865-3529

Datum der Publikation: 2013

Ausgabe: 9781447153634

Seiten: 195-209

Art: Artikel

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-5364-1_9 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85042946016 WoS: WOS:000336508800011 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Andere Publikationen in: Green Energy and Technology

Zusammenfassung

This chapter looks at wind power from the viewpoint of life-cycle assessment (LCA). Such analyses have, of course, been conducted at various times throughout the development of wind power, and their results have varied as the designs and main characteristics of wind turbines have evolved. For that reason, modern double-fed induction generator (DFIG) multimegawatt turbines are considered here, as this is the most frequently used type on wind farms. On that basis, a comprehensive LCA is conducted on a wind turbine, covering all phases from its manufacture to its decommissioning and the processing of waste at the end of its useful lifetime. © 2013, Springer-Verlag London.