Life-cycle assessment of new energy solutions plays an important
role in discussions about global warming mitigation options and the
evaluation of concrete energy production and conversion
installations.
This book starts by describing the methodology of life-cycle
analysis and life-cycle assessment of new energy solutions. It then
goes on to cover, in detail, a range of applications to individual
energy installations, national supply systems, and to the global
energy system in a climate impact context. Coverage is not limited
to issues related to commercial uses by consultants according to
ISO norms. It also emphasizes life-cycle studies as an open-ended
scientific discipline embracing economic issues of cost,
employment, equity, foreign trade balances, ecological
sustainability, and a range of geo-political and social issues.
A wealth of applications are described and a discussion on the
results obtained in each study is included. Example areas are
fossil and nuclear power plants, renewable energy systems, and
systems based on hydrogen or batteries as energy carriers. The
analysis is continued to the end-users of energy, where energy use
in transportation, industry and home are scrutinized for their
life-cycle impacts. Biofuel production and the combustion of
firewood in home fireplaces and stoves are amongst the issues
discussed.
A central theme of the book is global warming. The impacts of
greenhouse gas emissions are meticulously mapped at a depth far
beyond that of the IPCC reports. A novel and surprising finding is
that more lives will be saved than lost as a direct consequence of
a warmer climate. After a 2 C increase in temperature, the
reduction in death rates in areas with cold winters would outweigh
the increase in the death rates in hot climates. However, this is
only one of several impacts from greenhouse gases, and the
remaining ones are still overwhelmingly negative. The fact that
some population groups may benefit from higher temperatures
(notably the ones most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions)
whilst others (who did not contribute much to the problem) suffer
is one of the main points of the book.
The book is suitable as a university textbook and as a reference
source for engineers, managers and public bodies responsible for
planning and licensing.
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