LEADER 03345nam 2200445 450 001 9910491031303321 005 20220327144232.0 010 $a3-030-71971-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000011979395 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6676401 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6676401 035 $a(OCoLC)1260346041 035 $a(PPN)269146962 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011979395 100 $a20220327d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWells to wire $elife cycle assessment of natural gas-fired electricity /$fSarah Marie Jordaan 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2021] 210 4$d©2021 215 $a1 online resource (124 pages) 311 $a3-030-71970-7 327 $aIntro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 An Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment of Natural Gas-Fired Electricity -- Introduction -- Global Evolution of Natural Gas Production and Use in Electricity Generation -- Life Cycle Assessment as a Framework to Understand Environmental Impacts of Gas-Fired Power -- LCA Methodology -- What Will Be Covered in This Book -- Summary -- References -- 2 LCA Framework, Methods, and Application -- Introduction -- General Framework -- Goal and Scope Definition -- Inventory Analysis -- Impact Assessment -- Interpretation -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Denominator: Natural Gas Production, Throughput, and Electricity Generation -- Introduction -- Infrastructure Lifetime -- Natural Gas Extraction -- Facility Throughput -- Power Plant Operation -- Conclusions -- References -- 4 Life Cycle Impact Assessment -- Introduction -- Impact Categories and Characterization Models -- A Focus on Improving Individual Impact Categories -- Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Other Air Pollution -- Water Consumption -- Quantification of Life Cycle Land Use Impacts -- Conclusions -- References -- 5 Global Markets and Competitiveness of Gas-Fired Power -- Introduction -- Levelized Cost of Electricity -- The Economics of Natural Gas Production -- Production Costs -- Natural Gas Markets -- Additional Costs Associated with LNG -- Implications of LNG for Life Cycle Assessment of Gas-Fired Power -- Liquefaction to Power Plant -- Electricity Generation to End Use -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 Tackling Uncertainty Across the Life Cycle of Gas-Fired Power -- Introduction -- Uncertainty in LCA -- Data Sources, Precision, and Accuracy -- Probabilities -- Approaching Uncertainty in LCA -- Monte Carlo Simulation -- Sensitivity Analysis -- Break-Even (Parametric) Analysis -- Scenario Analysis -- Conclusions -- References. 327 $a7 Natural Gas as a Bridge Fuel? -- Introduction -- Compatibility with Paris Agreement -- Political, Economic, and Technological Uncertainties -- Future Research -- Conclusions -- References -- Index. 606 $aGas power plants$xEvaluation 606 $aProduct life cycle 615 0$aGas power plants$xEvaluation. 615 0$aProduct life cycle. 676 $a621.312132 700 $aJordaan$b Sarah Marie$0953801 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910491031303321 996 $aWells to Wire$92156568 997 $aUNINA