Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
Open Access
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
Wahidul K Biswas
Sustainable Engineering Group, School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering,
Perth, Western Australia 6845
Australia
Review Article
Review of Tools for Sustainability Assessment of Renewable Energy Technologies for Remote Area Power Supply
Author(s): Aldrick Arceo, Wahidul K Biswas and Michele RosanoAldrick Arceo, Wahidul K Biswas and Michele Rosano
This review discusses the tools used in the sustainability assessment of renewable energy technologies in remote area power supply systems. A comprehensive keyword search was conducted to identify widely used tools in assessing the three pillars of sustainability (economics, environmental and social). Results found that environmental life cycle assessment (ELCA), life cycle costing (LCC), social life cycle assessment (SLCA), triple bottom line (TBL) approach and eco-efficiency analysis (EEA) were commonly used worldwide to assess the environmental, economic and social implications of renewable energy technologies. Eco-efficiency analysis is recommended to be applied in the sustainability assessment of power generating technologies for remote area power supply. This tool does not only assess the economic and environmental implication of existing technologies but also assists in the imp.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2090-4541.1000255