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2022 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Solar Thermal Systems: Life Cycle Assessment
Authors : Spiros Alexopoulos, Gautam Valiveti
Published in: Solar Thermal Energy
Publisher: Springer US
Excerpt
ALCA/CLCA
Attributional LCA and Consequential LCA
ADP
Abiotic resource depletion potential
AP
Acidification potential
Area of Protection/Concern
It is a broad aspect of the natural or urban environment that comprises a collection of relevant impact categories. For example, Human Health, Natural Resources
Biosphere
All natural systems
BOS
Balance of system
Category Indicator
Indicators are parameters the measures of which determine the magnitude of impact for an impact category
CC
Combinded cycle
CML
Centre of Environmental Science – Leiden University (CML)
CPVT
Concentrating photovoltaic-thermal system
Cradle-to-Grave
Term illustrating the usual period considered in a product’s life cycle, cradle, and grave referring to upstream and downstream phases respectively
CSP
Concentrated Solar Power. Energy Conversion Technologies in which concentrating the intensity of incoming solar radiation allows for higher thermal potential
DSHWS
Domestic solar hot water system
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental impact
Any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, resulting from a facility’s activities, products, or services
Functional Unit
Basic unit used as a reference to compare two systems based on a common function served by them.
GHG
Greenhouse gas emissions
GHG
Greenhouse gas, compound gas that traps heat or longwave radiation in the atmosphere
Global warming impact
Impact caused by greenhouse gas pollution, resulting in immediate and direct changes to the planet
GWP
Global warming potential
GWP
Global warming protection
HCE
Heat collection elements
HTF
Heat transfer fluid
Impact Category
It is a sustainability concern under a broad area of concern, a group of which may be said to represent the area of concern under the LCIA method selected
IQR
Interquartile range
LC
Life cycle
LCA
Life cycle assessment. A value chain analysis method pertaining to environment
LCM
Life cycle management
Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA)
Phase of an LCA where environmental impacts are calculated using an LCIA method usually postcharacterization in the LCI phase
Life cycle Inventory (LCI)
Inventory of materials, energy, processes, and effluents of a system spanning its entire life cycle
MCA
Multicriteria Analysis
MS CSP
Molten salt concentrated solar power
O & M
Operation & Maintenance
PTC
Parabolic trough collector
PV
Phtovoltaic
SCA
Solar collector assemblies
Scenario Analysis
Treatment of the impact assessment studies using different scenarios to mitigate uncertainties in results
SETAC
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
SHC
Solar heating and cooling
Solar Thermal Power
Form of energy and a technology for harnessing solar energy to generate thermal energy or electrical energy for use in industry
sLCA
Social Life cycle analysis
SPT
Solar power tower
STS
Solar thermal system
System Process
It is a unit for which input and output data are aggregated (an aggregated life cycle result saved as a process)
Technosphere
All manmade systems
TES
Thermal energy storage
UK
United Kingdom
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
Unit Process
It is the smallest unit analyzed for which input and output data are quantified
USA
United States of America
