Environmentally Oriented Analysis of Benefits and Expenditures in the Life Cycle of a Wind Power Plant

Autor: Łukasz Sobaszek, Izabela Piasecka, Józef Flizikowski, Andrzej Tomporowski, Edgar Sokolovskij, Patrycja Bałdowska-Witos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Materials; Volume 16; Issue 2; Pages: 538
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: 10.3390/ma16020538
Popis: The motivation for this study was the need to extend and supplement the previously conducted research on technical objects in the renewable energy sector with analyses of the environmental impact of the production, operation and post-operational development stages of the wind power plant. The main purpose of the work was to investigate, analyze and assess the ecological effects of a real facility, which is a 2 MW Vestas V90/105 m wind farm, throughout its life cycle. The life cycle assessment analysis of the 2 MW wind power plant was performed using Impact 2002+ modeling. The results are presented for all impact levels and categories. The production stage was characterized by the highest total level of harmful effect. The use of recycling reduces the negative impacts of the life cycle by 6.5%. The investigated technical facility has the greatest negative impact during the production stage, especially in the area of depletion of fossil resources and human health.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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