Solar energy and the abatement of atmospheric emissions

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Title

Solar energy and the abatement of atmospheric emissions (EN)

Creator

Assimacopoulos, D (EN)

Mirasgedis, S (EN)

Diakoulaki, D (EN)

Type

journalArticle (EN)

Partial document
Publication in journal (EN)

Article
Scientific article (EN)

Issued

2014-03-01T01:12:17Z

1996 (EN)

Year

1996 (EN)

Description

In spite of the fact that solar energy is a ''clean'' energy form, gaseous pollutants are emitted during the manufacturing of the systems necessary for its utilisation. An attempt is made in this paper to estimate the level of atmospheric pollutants emitted during the successive stages which make up the manufacture process for solar water heating (SWH) systems, and to evaluate these results in comparison with the respective pollutant emission levels attributed to the generation of electricity in Greece's conventional power plants. As energy consumption is recognised as the main source of atmospheric pollution, a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) method was applied, focusing on the most energy-consuming stages of the SWH system production process. The conclusions of the analysis indicate that the emissions of gaseous pollutants associated with the utilisation of solar energy are considerably lower than those caused by the production of electricity in conventional systems, thereby substantiating that solar energy utilisation can make a notable contribution to the abatement of atmospheric pollution. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd (EN)

Scientific field

Energy & Fuels (EN)

Engineering and Technology ▶ Environmental Engineering
Energy and Fuels (EN)

Subject

Power Plant (EN)

Solar Energy (EN)

Life Cycle Analysis (EN)

Energy Consumption (EN)

Production Process (EN)

Atmospheric Pollution (EN)

Journal

RENEWABLE ENERGY (EN)