Life cycle assessment of most widely adopted solar photovoltaic energy technologies by mid-point and end-point indicators of ReCiPe method

Rashedi, Ahmad; Khanam, Taslima

doi:10.1007/s11356-020-09194-1

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“…The time perspective for the balancing of the examined systems was 30-year lifespan, typical for the LCA of PV systems [23]. During the mentioned period, batteries and inverters need to be replaced every 15 years, based on producers' and literature data [24,25]. Additional service included washing of panels with distilled water.…”

Section: Modeling Of Systems' Lifecyclementioning

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A Hybrid vs. On-Grid Photovoltaic System: Multicriteria Analysis of Environmental, Economic, and Technical Aspects in Life Cycle Perspective

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Hybrid photovoltaic installations, defined as on-grid PV system in cooperation with battery energy storage system (BESS), are still rare among the typical investors because the investment cost of the hybrid installation is significantly higher than the one of the on-grid system. However, while considering the broader perspective, such as environmental or technological aspects, the mentioned solution can be competitive with photovoltaic on-grid systems and therefore should be carefully tested in the widest possible context. In this study, the authors compared 3.05 kW of peak power hybrid and on-grid installations operating in temperate climate conditions (Eastern Poland) using economic indicators, such as dynamic generation cost (DGC) and benefit–cost rate (BCR); environmental impact indicators (IMPACT 2002+ and GWP 100a) determined using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); and technological aspects consideration, including the reliability of examined systems. Creating a ranking of the considered solutions based on the equal weighting factors assigned to the appropriate features allows indicating the technological areas where the competitiveness of hybrid systems justifies the increased investment costs. One such area is business, where the economic criterion, the only negatively assessed one in the standard operation, can be radically changed by the possible financial losses due to interruption of energy supply.

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Section: Modeling Of Systems' Lifecyclementioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Besides, the impact values are indicative of actual, characterized results rather than comparative or normative ones as no normalization reference has been used in the study to compare the results of environmental and exergy based impacts. In addition, 'hierarchist' LCA theme has been applied in evaluating all the environmental impacts which focuses on a moderate time horizon rather than the 'individualist' or 'egalitarian' perspective that deals with short term or very long-term evaluation, respectively [19][20][21]. This time horizon is not the same for all impacts; moreover, it varies based on 'individualist', 'egalitarian' and 'hierarchist' perspective.…”

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“…Next, the life cycle processes of coal, motor gasoline and jet fuel bring noticeable reduction in 'mineral resources scarcity' impact in 2020. The extraction of mineral resources generally decreases the quality of ores; thus future extraction of minerals necessitates production of increased volume of ores in comparison to the previous extraction [19,20]. The LCI processes of fossil fuels consume diverse kind of materials and minerals; therefore, a reduction in consumption of these fossil fuels carries consequential changes in 'mineral resources scarcity' impact.…”

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“…Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been used hereby as the methodological tool to calculate the changes in various environmental impacts and exergy demand. LCA is one of the most powerful environmental impact assessment tools that models the entire life cycles of fossil fuels starting from its extraction from nature to all life cycle phases, including, refining, transportation, end-use to until the final end-of-life emission while most of the other tools, such as, environmental impact assessment, cost-benefit analysis or material intensity per unit service estimates the environmental impacts mostly for the operational phase of the system [19][20][21][22]. In addition, LCA offers a robust, unbiased, quantitative and objective analysis of the environmental impacts of a technology or a product.…”

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On Reduced Consumption of Fossil Fuels in 2020 and Its Consequences in Global Environment and Exergy Demand

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Khanam²,

Jonkman³

2020

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As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a sudden and abrupt change in global energy landscape. Traditional fossil fuels that serve as the linchpin of the modern civilization have found their consumption rapidly fell across the most categories due to strict lockdown and stringent measures that have been adopted to suppress the disease. These changes consequently steered various environmental benefits across the world in recent time. The present article is an attempt to investigate these environmental benefits and reversals that have been materialized in this unfolding situation due to reduced consumption of fossil fuels. Life cycle assessment tool has been used hereby to evaluate nine environmental impacts and one energy based impact. These impacts include: ozone formation (terrestrial ecosystems), terrestrial acidification, freshwater eutrophication, marine eutrophication, terrestrial ecotoxicity, freshwater ecotoxicity, marine ecotoxicity, land use, mineral resources scarcity and cumulative exergy demand. Outcomes from the study demonstrate that COVID-19 has delivered impressive changes in global environment and life cycle exergy demand with about 11-25% curtailment in all above-mentioned impacts in 2020 in comparison to their corresponding readings in 2019.

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“…On a methodological note, the authors hereby explore only the characterized results of both mid-point and endpoint impact indicators and, therefore, no normalization or weighting data set has been specified in the study. In addition, hierarchist LCA methodology has been applied in ReCiPe methods to determine the LCA impacts on moderate or medium term perspective rather than opting for individualist or egalitarian perspective that focuses on short or very long term results, respectively 7,22 .…”

Section: Life Cycle Inventory and Life Cycle Assessment Processmentioning

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<strong>Impact of COVID-19 on Fossil Energies and its Consequence in Climate Change, and Nine other Environmental Indicators</strong>

Rashedi¹,

Khanam²,

Rahman³

2020

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COVID‑19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, has spread rapidly across the globe since the end of 2019 and brought impressive changes in our life and living through partial or full lockdown and reduced anthropogenic activities. Hence, it is imperative to investigate the impacts and consequences of COVID-19 on global eco-system and environment. The present study accordingly addresses the impacts and consequences of COVID-19 by ten environmental indicators; viz., global warming (or greenhouse gas emission), stratospheric ozone depletion, ozone formation (on human health), fine particulate matter formation, smog, ionizing radiation, human carcinogenic toxicity, human non-carcinogenic toxicity, water resource consumption, and effect on human health. The overall study has been performed in agreement with the standard principle and guidelines of life cycle assessment. Worldwide changes in consumption of fossil fuels, viz., petroleum, coal and natural gas, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, has been the core theme of the study. Outcomes from the study show that COVID-19 has been a ‘blessing in disguise’ for the global environment with most of the above-mentioned indicators declining by approximately 20-30% in 2020 in comparison to the 2019 level.

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Life cycle assessment of most widely adopted solar photovoltaic energy technologies by mid-point and end-point indicators of ReCiPe method

Cited by 67 publications

References 20 publications

A Hybrid vs. On-Grid Photovoltaic System: Multicriteria Analysis of Environmental, Economic, and Technical Aspects in Life Cycle Perspective

A Hybrid vs. On-Grid Photovoltaic System: Multicriteria Analysis of Environmental, Economic, and Technical Aspects in Life Cycle Perspective

On Reduced Consumption of Fossil Fuels in 2020 and Its Consequences in Global Environment and Exergy Demand

<strong>Impact of COVID-19 on Fossil Energies and its Consequence in Climate Change, and Nine other Environmental Indicators</strong>

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