Analysis of Life Cycle Environmental Impact for hydroelectric power generation

Lim, Noh-hyun; Choi, Dong-hee

doi:10.62765/kjlca.2009.10.1.27

Korean J Life Cycle Assess 2009; 10(1):27-34

pISSN: 1229-599X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62765/kjlca.2009.10.1.27

Article

수력발전의 전과정 환경영향 분석

임노현¹, 최동희^*

Analysis of Life Cycle Environmental Impact for hydroelectric power generation

Noh-hyun Lim¹, Dong-hee Choi^*

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^*한국수력원자력

¹Ecosian Co.

^*Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.

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Published Online: Sep 30, 2009

Abstract

This study aims at evaluating the environmental impacts in the hydroelectric power generation. The environmental impacts was assessed from impact categories such as abiotic resource depletion(ARD), global warming(GW), acidification(AD), eutrophication(EU), ozone depletion(OD), and photochemical ozone creation (POC). The most impact categories for hydroelectric power generation is global warming potntials (67%). The most life Cycle stage for hydroelectric power generation is step before manufacturing stage (94%). The significant environmental aspects in step before manufacturing stage were related with Dam(75.4%), power plant(6.3%) and used electric power(6.3%).