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RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
卷 13, 期 6-7, 页码 1465-1474出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2008.09.017
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Land occupation; Transformation; Renewable; Photovoltaics; Coal; Biomass; Wind; Nuclear
Renewable-energy sources often are regarded as dispersed and difficult to collect, thus requiring substantial land resources in comparison to conventional energy sources. In this review, we present the normalized land requirements during the life cycles of conventional- and renewable-energy options, covering coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, photovoltaics, wind, and biomass. We compared the land transformation and occupation matrices within a life-cycle framework across those fuel cycles. Although the estimates vary with regional and technological conditions, the photovoltaic (PV) cycle requires the least amount of land among renewable-energy options, while the biomass cycle requires the largest amount. Moreover, we determined that, in most cases, ground-mount PV systems in areas of high insolation transform less land than the coal-fuel cycle coupled with surface mining. In terms of land occupation, the biomass-fuel cycle requires the greatest amount, followed by the nuclear-fuel cycle. Although not detailed in this review, conventional electricity-generation technologies also pose secondary effects on land use, including contamination and disruptions of the ecosystems of adjacent lands, and land disruptions by fuel-cycl e-related accidents. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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