Journal article
Life-Cycle Inventory of Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Two Hydropower Projects in China
Abstract
Two different sized hydropower projects in China, one with a capacity of 44 MW and the other of 3,600 MW , were examined through life-cycle assessment (LCA) from the perspective of both sustainability and environmental impact and the influence of project scale. Using the economic input-output based LCA approach, energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were quantified. The resulting energy payback ratios were found to be 7 and 48, whereas …
Authors
Zhang Q; Karney B; MacLean HL; Feng J
Journal
Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 271–279
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Publication Date
12 2007
DOI
10.1061/(asce)1076-0342(2007)13:4(271)
ISSN
1076-0342