Examples of LCA in a sentence
International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme IEA PVPS Task 12, Subtask 20, LCA Report IEA-PVPS T12-03:2011.
In some cases the goal of an LCA can be satisfied by performing only an inventory analysis and an interpretation.
The paper results showed that using the same functional unit of 1MWh the carbon footprint of lithium iron phosphate battery’s raw material was 12.7 kg CO2eq., which was the lowest compared to the other two batteries- Ni-MH battery’s 124 kg CO2eq and the solar cell’s 95.8 kg CO2eq.- According to the LCA life the GHGs emissions of lithium iron phosphate battery were less during the raw materials assembly stage, production stage and transport stage.
Nevertheless, when looking at its life cycle, it consumes a large amount of energy and emits some GHG during its different stages.19The authors relied on various studies to appraise the four types of solar PV systems currently employed - Mono Crystalline, Multi Crystalline, Si PV System, and CdTe /CIS PV system- according to their LCA where they estimated the energy requirement, and energy payback time and GHG emissions.
The environmental impact related to showed that solar cell production contributes the most to GWP based on the results of the CED and especially non-renewable energy.The IEA report21 developed guidelines that were approved by PV LCA experts in North America, Europe, and Asia for assumptions made on PV performance, process input and emissions allocation, methods of analysis, and reporting of the results.