Life cycle assessment of solid recovered fuel for energy sector in declining coal region: Replacement of coal within the regional energy mix
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27650%2F25%3A10258010" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27650/25:10258010 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352186425003359" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352186425003359</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2025.104349" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.eti.2025.104349</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Life cycle assessment of solid recovered fuel for energy sector in declining coal region: Replacement of coal within the regional energy mix
Original language description
Solid recovered fuel derived from non-recyclable waste represents an alternative energy source suitable for use in waste incineration or combustion facilities. Its adoption reduces fossil fuel consumption in heat and electricity production, thereby mitigating associated environmental impacts. This study evaluates the environmental benefits of substituting coal with SRF in the energy mix of the Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech Republic), a post-coal region currently dependent on fossil fuels. A life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted according to the methodology outlined in EN ISO 14040 and 14044 standards, using the PEF 3.0 method and OpenLCA software, assessing three SRF composition scenarios and four energy conversion efficiency scenarios (WtE and CHP). The study focuses on key environmental indicators, such as “climate change” and “resource use, fossils,” which collectively represent over 70 % of the total environmental impacts. The findings reveal that integrating SRF into the region's energy mix has the potential to significantly reduce the environmental footprint of electricity and heat production. Specifically, the reductions in the “climate change” indicator range from 4.42 % to 35.7 %, while the overall “environmental footprint” indicator shows reductions between 10.86 % and 40.5 %. These findings confirm SRF's potential as a key tool in transitioning toward a more sustainable regional energy strategy.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20700 - Environmental engineering
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
O - Projekt operacniho programu
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Environmental Technology & Innovation
ISSN
2352-1864
e-ISSN
2352-1864
Volume of the periodical
40
Issue of the periodical within the volume
104349
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
1-11
UT code for WoS article
001537914800004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105010131162