Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
Online ISSN : 1881-0519
Print ISSN : 1880-2761
ISSN-L : 1880-2761
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LCA Study on Energy Area
Youji UCHIYAMA
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2005 Volume 1 Issue 1 Pages 19-22

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The article describes the history of LCA focusing on energy technologies. LCA of energy technologies is the energy analysis in origin, developed in the 1970s. In the 1990s a lot of studies on LCA were performed in universities and energy related organizations due to high concern for global warming issues. In the article outline of the inventory analysis are also explained on power generation technologies of fossil fuels, nuclear, renewable energy and cogeneration.

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