How Wind Stacks up to Coal and Nuclear: A Comparison of Life-Cycle Assessments for Coal, Nuclear, and Wind Generation by Vattenfall AB Generation Nordic

摘要

Life-cycle Assessment (LCA), as defined by thernEnvironmental Protection Agency, is a technique to assessrnthe environmental aspects and potential impactsrnassociated with a product, process, or service, by:rn1. compiling an inventory of relevant energy andrnmaterial inputs and environmental releases; andrn2.evaluating the potential environmental impactsrnassociated with identified inputs and releasesThis study compares a series of studies published byrna Vattenfall AB Nordic, a European energy company thatrngenerates electricity using nuclear, wind, and coalrntechnologies [1-3].