Life cycle impacts of concentrated solar power generation on land resources and soil carbon losses in the United States

Endpoint impacts related to the transformation of land—including that related to energy infrastructure—have yet to be fully quantified and understood in life cycle assessment (LCA). Concentrated solar power (CSP) which generates electricity by using mirrors to concentrate incoming shortwave radiatio...

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Main Authors: Shreya Rangarajan, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Sarah M. Jordaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2022.1021971/full