Life Cycle Performance of Various Energy Sources Used in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60461373%3A22320%2F20%3A43920339" target="_blank" >RIV/60461373:22320/20:43920339 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/68407700:21450/20:00343750 RIV/68407700:21720/20:00343750 RIV/46356088:_____/20:N0000036

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/21/5833" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/21/5833</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13215833" target="_blank" >10.3390/en13215833</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Life Cycle Performance of Various Energy Sources Used in the Czech Republic

Original language description

As both the human population and living standards grow, so does the worldwide electricity demand. However, the power sector is also one of the biggest environmental polluters. Therefore, options are currently being sought aimed at reducing environmental impacts, one of the potential tools for which concerns the use of life cycle assessment. This study, therefore, focuses on the most commonly used nonrenewable (black coal, lignite, natural gas and nuclear) and renewable sources (wind, hydro and photovoltaic) in the Czech Republic in terms of their construction, operation, and decommissioning periods. Environmental impacts are assessed via the use of selected impact categories by way of product environmental footprint methodology. The results highlight the potential environmental impacts associated with electricity generation for each of the primary energy sources. Black coal and lignite power plants were found to contribute most to the global warming, resource use, energy carriers and respiratory inorganics categories. On the other hand, the impact on water depletion and resource use, mineral and metals categories were found to be most significantly affected by the production of electricity from photovoltaic power plants. Finally, it is proposed that the results be employed to design scenarios for the future energy mix.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Energies

ISSN

1996-1073

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

21

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

17

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000589120200001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85099298044