[HTML][HTML] Energy return on investment of major energy carriers: Review and harmonization

DJ Murphy, M Raugei, M Carbajales-Dale… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Review Energy Return on Investment of Major
Energy Carriers: Review and Harmonization by David J. Murphy 1,*, Marco Raugei 2, 3 …

Updated sustainability status of crystalline silicon‐based photovoltaic systems: Life‐cycle energy and environmental impact reduction trends

V Fthenakis, E Leccisi - Progress in Photovoltaics: Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the current life‐cycle sustainability
status of crystalline‐based photovoltaic (PV) systems. Specifically, single‐crystalline Si (sc …

[HTML][HTML] Breaking down barriers on PV trade will facilitate global carbon mitigation

M Wang, X Mao, Y Xing, J Lu, P Song, Z Liu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The global trade of solar photovoltaic (PV) products substantially contributes to increases in
solar power generation and carbon emissions reductions. This paper depicts global PV …

What are the energy and environmental impacts of adding battery storage to photovoltaics? A generalized life cycle assessment

M Raugei, E Leccisi, VM Fthenakis - Energy Technology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Renewable electricity generation is intermittent and its large‐scale deployment requires
some degree of energy storage. Although best assessed at grid level, the incremental …

Life cycle energy demand and carbon emissions of scalable single‐junction and tandem perovskite PV

E Leccisi, V Fthenakis - Progress in Photovoltaics: Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Perovskite photovoltaics reached record efficiencies in the laboratory, and if sustainably
commercialized, they would accelerate a green energy transition. This article presents the …

Can electric vehicles significantly reduce our dependence on non-renewable energy? Scenarios of compact vehicles in the UK as a case in point

M Raugei, A Hutchinson, D Morrey - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Electric vehicles (EVs) are increasingly regarded as the way forward to deliver a much-
needed improvement in the transport sector's sustainability profile, and the UK is embarking …

Life-cycle carbon emissions and energy return on investment for 80% domestic renewable electricity with battery storage in California (USA)

M Raugei, A Peluso, E Leccisi, V Fthenakis - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a detailed life-cycle assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions,
cumulative demand for total and non-renewable primary energy, and energy return on …

A prospective net energy and environmental life-cycle assessment of the UK electricity grid

M Raugei, M Kamran, A Hutchinson - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
National Grid, the UK's largest utility company, has produced a number of energy transition
scenarios, among which “2 degrees” is the most aggressive in terms of decarbonization …

The application of a multi-criteria decision-making for indication of directions of the development of renewable energy sources in the context of energy policy

A Lenarczyk, M Jaskólski, P Bućko - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the application of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) for evaluating
what technologies using renewable energy sources (RES) for electricity production have the …

A conceptual review on using consequential life cycle assessment methodology for the energy sector

Q Le Luu, S Longo, M Cellura, E Riva Sanseverino… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Energy is engaged in the supply chain of many economic sectors; therefore, the
environmental impacts of the energy sector are indirectly linked to those of other sectors …