A Regional Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Approach and its Application on Solar Photovoltaic. (May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Tianqi; Roskilly, Anthony Paul; Wang, Yaodong
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 105(2017)
• Page Start: 3320
• Page End: 3325
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Subjects: Solar photovoltaic -- Life Cycle Assessment -- regional -- techno-economic and sustainability assessment -- social and environmental impact; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.757
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: This paper proposes a sustainability assessment method which incorporating life cycle approach and sustainability theory. Northeast region of England is chosen as a case study. The assessment examines the sustainability of regional solar photovoltaic deployment in three categories: techno-economic, environmental and social impacts.