Life-Cycle Analysis of Energy Systems: From Methodology to Applications Hardcover - 2011 - 1st Edition
by Sorensen, Bent
- New
- Hardcover
This book describes the methodology of life-cycle analysis of new energy solutions and their applications in a climate impact context.
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Details
- Title Life-Cycle Analysis of Energy Systems: From Methodology to Applications
- Author Sorensen, Bent
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 336
- Language ENG
- Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry
- Date 2011
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # x-1849731454
- ISBN 9781849731454
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From the rear cover
Life-cycle assessment of new energy solutions plays an important role in discussions about global warming mitigation options and the evaluation of concrete energy production and conversion installations.
A wealth of applications are described and a discussion on the results obtained in each study is included. Example areas are fossil and nuclear power plants, renewable energy systems, and systems based on hydrogen or batteries as energy carriers. The analysis is continued to the end-users of energy, where energy use in transportation, industry and home are scrutinized for their life-cycle impacts. Biofuel production and the combustion of firewood in home fireplaces and stoves are amongst the issues discussed.
A central theme of the book is global warming. The impacts of greenhouse gas emissions are meticulously mapped at a depth far beyond that of the IPCC reports. A novel and surprising finding is that more lives will be saved than lost as a direct consequence of a warmer climate. After 2 degrees centigrade increase in temperature, the reduction in death rates in areas with cold winters would outweigh the increase in the death rates in hot climates. However, this is only one of several impacts from greenhouse gases, and the remaining ones are still overwhelmingly negative. The fact that some population groups may benefit from higher temperatures (notably the ones most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions) whilst others (who did not contribute much to the problem) suffer is one of the main points of the book.
The book is suitable as a university textbook and as a reference source for engineers, managers and public bodies responsible for planning and licensing.
