A Regional Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Approach and its Application on Solar Photovoltaic

Li, Tianqi; Roskilly, Anthony Paul; Wang, Yaodong

Abstract

This paper proposes a sustainability assessment method which incorporating life cycle approach and sustainability theory. Northeast region of England is chosen as a case study. The assessment examines the sustainability of regional solar photovoltaic deployment in three categories: techno-economic, environmental and social impacts.

Citation

Li, T., Roskilly, A. P., & Wang, Y. (2016, October). A Regional Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Approach and its Application on Solar Photovoltaic. Presented at The 8th International Conference on Applied Energy – ICAE2016, Beijing, China

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: The 8th International Conference on Applied Energy – ICAE2016
• Start Date: Oct 8, 2016
• End Date: Oct 11, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Jun 1, 2017
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Deposit Date: Nov 5, 2019
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Volume: 105
• Pages: 3320-3325
• Series Title: Energy Procedia
• Series ISSN: 1876-6102
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.757
• Keywords: Solar photovoltaic; Life Cycle Assessment; regional; techno-economic and sustainability assessment; social and environmental impact
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1278817