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Application of Life Cycle Assessment and Multi-Criteria Decision Making to the Selection of Renewable Energy
Date Issued
2010
Date
2010
Author(s)
Chang, Ya-Ju
Abstract
The development of renewable energy has become an important issue nowadays owing to the growing concerns about global warming and the shortage of fossil fuels. The present study combines concepts and methods of the Life Cycle Assessment, 3E (Energy-Economics-Environment) indicators, and Multi-Criteria Analysis to evaluate systematically the effectiveness of potential development of wind power and photovoltaic (PV) systems in Taiwan. By using the proposed evaluation model, the result indicates that the three major environmental impact categories arise in the development of wind turbines and PV systems are respiratory in-organics, minerals, and the consumption of fossil fuels. Based on experts’ opinions, the outcome of multi-criteria analysis suggests that wind turbines have more advantages than the development of PV devices in Taiwan. In particular, among the studied systems, a 2500-kW offshore wind system has the greatest integrated performance, and a 4500-kW onshore wind turbine system comes to the second.
Subjects
Renewable Energy
Wind Power
PV System
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
3E (Energy-Economics-Environment) indicators
Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA)
Type
thesis
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