Creator:

Dzikuć, Maciej

Contributor:

Jurczak, Paweł - red.

Title:

Applying the life cycle assessment method to an analysis of the environmental impact of heat generation

Group publication title:

IJAME, volume 18 (2013)

Subject and Keywords:

Life Cycle Assessment ; energy ; ecology ; heat ; power plants

Abstract:

The paper presents a method of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to determine the impact of the heat produced on the environment. In addition, the usefulness of this method to assess the energy sector has been shown. This paper presents the impact of heat generation on the environment in coal power plants. A detailed analysis by the method of LCA is made to compare the environmental impact of heat generation in the Legnica Power Plant and Polkowice Power Plant. It is pointed to the difference in the results obtained. Moreover, the causes of the reported environmental impacts are discussed. Measures are identified which will help to reduce in the future the impact of the electricity produced on the environment during the production of heat.

Publisher:

Zielona Góra: Uniwersytet Zielonogórski

Date:

2013

Resource Type:

artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

DOI:

10.2478/ijame-2013-0078

Pages:

1275-1281

Source:

IJAME, volume 18, number 4 (2013)

Language:

eng

License:

CC 4.0

License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0:

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Rights:

Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego