Environmental impact of renewable energy source based electrical power plants: Solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal, tidal, ocean, and osmotic

A Rahman, O Farrok, MM Haque - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Renewable energy source (RES) based electrical power plants are widely considered green
and clean due to their contribution to decarbonizing the energy sectors. It is apparent that …

Illuminating sustainability: a comprehensive review of the environmental life cycle and exergetic impacts of solar systems on the agri-food sector

B Hamidinasab, H Javadikia, F Hosseini-Fashami… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The developing agri-food sector significantly boosts food production and plays a crucial role
in resolving the global food crisis. This development is valuable when accompanied by …

The role of hydrothermal carbonization in sustainable sodium‐ion battery anodes

Z Xu, J Wang, Z Guo, F Xie, H Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sodium‐ion batteries as a prospective alternative to lithium‐ion batteries are facing the
challenge of developing high‐performance, low‐cost and sustainable anode materials. Hard …

Life cycle assessment of recycled aggregate concrete on its environmental impacts: A critical review

W Xing, VWY Tam, KN Le, JL Hao, J Wang - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) is expected to a sustainable solution to alter the virgin
aggregate concrete (VAC) in structural use. While it is able to address environmental issues …

Environmental sustainability of fruit and vegetable production supply chains in the face of climate change: A review

R Parajuli, G Thoma, MD Matlock - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
This study discusses importance of assessing environmental sustainability of fruits and
vegetable (F&V) production sector in future climate change (CC) scenarios. For the current …

Review of passive PCM latent heat thermal energy storage systems towards buildings' energy efficiency

N Soares, JJ Costa, AR Gaspar, P Santos - Energy and buildings, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper aims to explore how and where phase change materials (PCMs) are used in
passive latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems, and to present an overview of …

[HTML][HTML] Where to focus? Developing a LCA impact category selection tool for manufacturers of building materials

H Feng, J Zhao, A Hollberg, G Habert - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been widely applied to improve the environmental
performance of the building sector. However, due to the complexity of LCA results including …

Recent developments in life cycle assessment

G Finnveden, MZ Hauschild, T Ekvall, J Guinée… - Journal of environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Life Cycle Assessment is a tool to assess the environmental impacts and resources used
throughout a product's life cycle, ie, from raw material acquisition, via production and use …

Identifying best existing practice for characterization modeling in life cycle impact assessment

MZ Hauschild, M Goedkoop, J Guinée… - … International Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) is a field of active development. The last
decade has seen prolific publication of new impact assessment methods covering many …

Review of LCA studies of solid waste management systems–Part II: Methodological guidance for a better practice

A Laurent, J Clavreul, A Bernstad, I Bakas, M Niero… - Waste management, 2014 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is increasingly used in waste management to identify strategies
that prevent or minimise negative impacts on ecosystems, human health or natural …