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Life Cycle Assessment

Tidal turbine being transported by a truck
Environmental assessment of all stages of a project’s life.

A life cycle assessment (LCA) is a technique to assess the environmental impacts associated with all stages of a project’s life, from raw material extraction and construction to deployment, operation, and decommissioning. While land-based wind energy, offshore wind energy, and marine renewable energy technologies typically do not emit greenhouse gases during their operation, other stages of their life cycle can have adverse effects on the environment.

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Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Life Cycle Assessment.

Total: 231

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
A Summary of Environmental Monitoring Recommendations for Marine Energy Development That Considers Life Cycle Sustainability Amerson, A., Harris, T., Michener, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Maintenance and End-of-Life Analysis in LCA for Barge-Type Floating Wind Turbine Yildiz, N., Hemida, H., Baniotopoulos, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
A life cycle assessment comparison of materials for a tidal stream turbine blade Walker, S., Thies, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
A comprehensive estimate of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from onshore wind energy in China Xu, K., Chang, J., Zhou, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Life cycle assessment of floating offshore wind farms: An evaluation of operation and maintenance Garcia-Teruel, A., Rinaldi, G., Thies, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Life cycle assessment of the use of decommissioned wind blades in second life applications Nagle, A., Mullally, G., Leahy, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
A model for estimating life cycle environmental impacts of offshore wind electricity considering specific characteristics of wind farms Kouloumpis, V., Azapagic, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Global assessment of historical, current and forecast ocean energy infrastructure: Implications for marine space planning, sustainable design and end-of-engineered-life management Gourvenec, S., Sturt, F., Reid, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Life cycle assessment of salinity gradient energy recovery using reverse electrodialysis Mueller, K., Thomas, J., Johnson, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Renewable electricity generation for off grid remote communities; Life Cycle Assessment Study in Alaska, USA McCallum, C., Kumar, N., Curry, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment of a Barge-Type Floating Wind Turbine and Comparison with Other Types of Wind Turbines Yildiz, N., Hemida, H., Baniotopoulos, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Life-cycle impacts of wind energy development on bird diversity in Norway May, R., Jackson, C., Middel, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Comprehensive comparison of multiple renewable power generation methods: A combination analysis of life cycle assessment and ecological footprint Gao, C., Zhu, S., An, N. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Wind turbine blade wastes and the environmental impacts in Canada Heng, H., Meng, F., McKechnie, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Carbon footprint and carbon emission intensity of grassland wind farms in Inner Mongolia Liu, P., Liu, L., Xu, X. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Eco-efficiency assessment of wave energy conversion in Western Australia Burgess, C., Biswas, W. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Sustainable energy planning for remote islands and the waste legacy from renewable energy infrastructure deployment Kouloumpis, V., Yan, X. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Life cycle assessment of a wave energy converter: Uncertainties and sensitivities Zhai, Q., Li, T., Liu, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Wind turbine blade material in the United States: Quantities, costs, and end-of-life options Cooperman, A., Eberle, A., Lantz, E. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Hybrid life cycle assessment of an onshore wind farm including direct and indirect services: A case study in Guajira, Colombia Vélez-Henao, J-A, Vivanco, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Life Cycle Assessment
Offshore Wind Turbine End of Life Scenarios: Service Life Extension and Decommissioning Kolios, A. Book Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment of an Oscillating Wave Surge Energy Converter Apolonia, M., Simas, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
X-shaped Radical Offshore Wind Turbine for Overall Cost of Energy Reduction (X-ROTOR) Jessopp, M., Clairbaux, M. Research Study Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment
Life cycle assessment of wind farms in Ethiopia Teffera, B., Assefa, B., Björklund, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Global life-cycle impacts of onshore wind-power plants on bird richness May, R., Middel, H., Stokke, B. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment for the ISWEC Wave Energy Device Di Muro, A., Sirigu, S., Giorgi, G. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Research on carbon emission reduction benefit of wind power project based on life cycle assessment theory Li, J., Li, S., Wu. F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Life cycle assessment of salinity gradient energy recovery by reverse osmosis desalination plant Tristán, C., Rumayor, M., Dominguez-Ramos, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Full life cycle assessment of two surge wave energy converters Karan, H., Thomson, R., Harrison, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Trend in environmental impact of the energy produced and distributed by wind power systems Arana-Landin, G., Landeta-Manzano, B., Pena-Lang, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
A Life Cycle Cost Model for Floating Offshore Wind Farms Maienza, C., Avossa, A., Ricciardelli, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Assessments of carbon footprint and energy analysis of three wind farms Xie, J., Fu, J., Liu, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Sustainable energy towards air pollution and climate change mitigation Rasak Adedeji, A., Zaini, F., Mathew, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Emergy-based ecological footprint analysis of a wind farm in China Zhang, X., Xu, L., Chen, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Analyzing energy options for small-scale off-grid communities: A Canadian case study Prabatha, T., Hager, J., Carneiro, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Life Cycle Assessment on Wave and Tidal Energy Systems: A Review of Current Methodological Practice Zhang, X., Zhang, L., Yuan, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
A comparative analysis of the life cycle environmental emissions from wind and coal power: Evidence from China Li, H., Jiang, H., Dong, K. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
A comparative life-cycle analysis of tall onshore steel wind-turbine towers Stavridou, N., Koltsakis, E., Baniotopoulos, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Performance and life cycle assessment of a small scale vertical axis wind turbine Kouloumpis, V., Soboloewski, R., Yan, X. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Site-specific life cycle assessment of a pilot floating offshore wind farm based on suppliers' data and geo-located wind data Poujol, B., Prieur-Vernat, A., Dubranna, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment

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