Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/779
Title: Environmental and Economic Life Cycle Assessment of a Run-Of Type Hydroelectricity Power Plant in Turkey
Authors: Bor Türkben, Aslı
Uctug, Fehmi Gorkem
Keywords: environmental impact analysis
hydroelectricity power plant
levelized cost of electricity
life cycle assessment
run-of-the-river
Small Hydropower
Energy
Sustainability
Electricity
Footprint
Balance
Region
Water
Dam
Publisher: Wiley
Abstract: The environmental and economic life cycle assessment of a real-life run-of-the-river type hydroelectricity power plant in Turkey has been performed by considering the following stages: raw material acquisition, construction (including waste management), and transportation. CCaLC2 software and CML2001 methodology were used to calculate six different environmental impacts, whereas the economic impact was chosen as the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). Functional unit was 1 MWh of electricity generated. The environmental impacts were found to be on average 95% lower than those of the Turkish grid, and the LCOE was calculated as $58.4/MWh. This outcome is understandable considering the high share of fossil fuels, especially low-quality lignite, in Turkish electricity grid. The results were compared to those of a similar study conducted abroad and all the impacts were found to have the same order of magnitude, proving that this study is methodologically consistent with the literature. The main conclusion is that hydroelectricity produced by run-of-the-river type plants in Turkey is environmentally friendly and economically viable compared to grid electricity. This is the first study in Turkey on the life cycle impact analysis of hydroelectricity and one of the few studies that consider economic and environmental factors simultaneously.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.13716
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/779
ISSN: 1944-7442
1944-7450
Appears in Collections:Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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