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dc.contributor.authorShittu, E-
dc.contributor.authorKolokotroni, M-
dc.contributor.authorStojceska, V-
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-14T11:34:02Z-
dc.date.available2019-12-17-
dc.date.available2020-01-14T11:34:02Z-
dc.date.issued2019-12-16-
dc.identifier.citationShittu, E., Kolokotroni, M. and Stojceska, V. (2019) 'Environmental Impact of the High Concentrator Photovoltaic Thermal 2000x System', Sustainability 2019, 11, 7213 (21 pp.). doi: 10.3390/su11247213.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050-
dc.identifier.urihttps://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/19992-
dc.description.abstract© 2019 by the authors. High Concentrator Photovoltaic Thermal (HCPV/T) systems produce both electrical and thermal energy and they are efficient in areas with high Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI). This paper estimates the lifecycle environmental impact of the HCPV/T 2000x system for both electrical and thermal functionalities. Process-based attributional method following the guidelines and framework of ISO 14044/40 was used to conduct the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The midpoint and endpoint impact categories were studied. It was found that the main hotspots are the production of the thermal energy system contributing with 50% and 55%, respectively, followed by the production of the tracking system with 29% and 32% and the operation and maintenance with 13% and 7%. The main contributor to the lifecycle environmental impact category indicators was found to be the raw materials acquisition/production and manufacturing of the thermal energy and tracking systems. The results indicate that the lifecycle environmental impact of the HCPV/T 2000x system is lower compared to fuel-based Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and non-Renewable Energy Sources (non-RES) systemsen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSMART GEMS; EPSRC DTP of Brunel University Londonen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rightsLicensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).-
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-
dc.subjectLife Cycle Assessment (LCA)en_US
dc.subjectenvironmental impactsen_US
dc.subjectHigh Concentrator Photovoltaic Thermal (HCPV/T)en_US
dc.titleEnvironmental impact of the High Concentrator Photovoltaic Thermal 2000x Systemen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su11247213-
dc.relation.isPartOfSustainability-
pubs.publication-statusPublished-
pubs.volume11, 7213-
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