ABSTRACT

The book discusses a multi-objective optimization approach in LCA that allows the flexible construction of comprehensive Pareto fronts to help understand the weightings and relative importance of its elements. The methodology is applied to the pertinent topics of thermochemical wood conversion, deep geothermal energy, and regional energy planning.

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|26 pages

The LCA approach

chapter 4|38 pages

Application to enhanced geothermal systems

chapter 5|34 pages

Application to urban systems

chapter 6|6 pages

Conclusions