Abstract
This chapter analyses the most common solar technologies and assesses their energy and environmental performance, based on a life cycle perspective. After a preliminary description of the main technologies, the chapter presents a review of studies on solar plants, as published in scientific journals in the past decade. Successively, the chapter assesses solar plants in comparison to other renewable and non-renewable based technologies, including a discussion of uncertainties and criticalities in the assessment
| Lingua originale | English |
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| Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | Sustainability Assessment of Renewables-Based Products: Methods and Case Studies |
| Pagine | 241-258 |
| Numero di pagine | 18 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2016 |