Coal Versus Biomass Electricity Generation - Comparing Environmental Implications Using Life Cycle Assessment

Submitted by Johanna Levene on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 00:00

A life cycle assessment (LCA) on coal-fired power systems has been conducted to assess the environmental effects on a cradle-to-grave basis. Three different designs were studied: (1) a plant that represents the average emissions from coal-fired power plants in the U.S. today, (2) a plant that meets the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), and (3) an advanced plant incorporating a low emission boiler system (LEBS).

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Contact Information
Contact Person: 
Pamela Spath
Contact Organization: 
NREL
Publication Information
Author: 
Spath, Pam
Publication Year: 
1997
Keywords: 
  lca
  powerplant
DOE Information
Bioenergy Category: 
  Biofuel Distribution