Title :
Energy payback and GHG emissions of renewable power generation systems in Japan: A review
Author :
Sakurai, Keiichiro ; Matsubara, Koji ; Sakuta, Koichi
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
This report summarizes the latest studies on energy payback and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions of power generation systems in Japan. Listed power generation systems are: hydropower (large scale only), geothermal, wind power, photovoltaic, forest biomass, nuclear and fossil-fuel-fired. All data were calculated under Japan´s local conditions, coordinating with independent studies done in other countries.
Keywords :
air pollution control; forestry; geothermal power stations; hydroelectric power stations; nuclear power stations; photovoltaic power systems; steam power stations; wind power plants; GHG emission; Japan; energy payback; forest biomass power generation; fossil-fuel-fired power generation; geothermal power generation; greenhouse gas emission; hydropower generation; nuclear power generation; photovoltaic power generation; renewable power generation system; wind power generation; Biomass; Electricity; Fuels; Generators; Photovoltaic systems; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9966-3
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186637
