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Check your facts [1] > The life cycle analysis focuses on the wind power plant as the basic functional object instead of a single wind turbine. Our results sho
by sergeykish 6y ago
Check your facts [1]
> The life cycle analysis focuses on the wind power plant as the basic functional object instead of a single wind turbine. Our results show that present-day wind power plants have a lifetime emission intensity of 5.0–8.2 g CO2/kWh electricity, a range significantly lower than estimates in previous studies.
> Our estimate suggests that wind is currently the most desirable renewable energy in terms of minimizing CO2 emissions per kWh of produced electricity [2].
2014 IPCC, Global warming potential of selected electricity sources [3]:
+--------------------------+------+--------+-------+
| Technology | Min. | Median | Max. |
+--------------------------+------+--------+-------+
| Biomass – Dedicated | 130 | 230 | 420 |
| Coal – PC | 740 | 820 | 910 |
| Concentrated solar power | 8.8 | 27 | 63 |
| Gas – combined cycle | 410 | 490 | 650 |
| Geothermal | 6.0 | 38 | 79 |
| Hydropower | 1.0 | 24 | 22001 |
| Nuclear | 3.7 | 12 | 110 |
| Ocean (Tidal and wave) | 5.6 | 17 | 28 |
| Solar PV – rooftop | 26 | 41 | 60 |
| Solar PV – Utility scale | 18 | 48 | 180 |
| Wind Offshore | 8.0 | 12 | 35 |
| Wind Onshore | 7.0 | 11 | 56 |
+--------------------------+------+--------+-------+
[1] https://www.google.com/search?q=wind+power+co2+footprint https://www.google.com/search?q=wind+power+co2+footprint
[2] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960148112000043 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S09601...
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life-cycle_greenhouse_gas_emissions_of_energy_sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life-cycle_greenhouse_gas_emis...